Bíňa

Bíňa (Hungarian: Bény) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

This article is about the Slovak village. For the Sfira in the Tree of Life, see Binah (Kabbalah).
Bíňa
Bény
Village
Bíňa
Bény
Location of Bíňa in Slovakia
Coordinates: 47°55′N 18°39′E
CountrySlovakia
RegionNitra
DistrictNové Zámky
First mentioned1135
Area
 • Total23.501 km2 (9.074 sq mi)
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2004-12-31)
 • Total1,466
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code
943 56
Area code(s)+421-36
Car plateNZ

Geography

The village lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 ft) and covers an area of 23.501 km² (9.074 mi²).

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1135 written as Byn. Earlier the Romans built a fortress here and in 173 emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote his famous diary in this region during the wars against quadi in the Marcomannic Wars. Later, after the foundation of the Árpád age Hungary, king Stephen I of Hungary gave the region to Bény, son of Hont, the count of the county Hont. During the time of early Christianity every 10 villages was ordered to build a church. Several rotunda have been built in this time, among others the rotunda of Bény, too. In 1217 the Premontre Abbey monastery was founded in Bíňa in the romanesque style. An earlier built rotunda stands before the two tower abbey church. The patrocinium of the rotunda is The 12 Apostles. Such patrocinium of a rotunda was at village Apostag at the Danube. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Bíňa once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Population

It has a population of about 1464 people. According to last census in Slovakia 2011 [1] it has 82.72% Hungarian, 13.11% Slovak and 0.48% Gypsy.

Facilities

The village has a public library and football pitch.

See also

References
  1. http://www.sodbtn.sk/obce/obec_stat_narodnost.php?kod_obce=503088
  • Gervers-Molnár Vera: A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Romanesque Round Churches of Medieval Hungary) (Művészettörténeti Füzetek, 4.) Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest, 1972.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1724-1895 (parish B)
  • Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1953 (parish B)
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