Kopernica

Kopernica (German: Deutsch Litta) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.

6: Banská Bystrica Region
For the village in Poland, see Kopernica, Poland.
Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia

Etymology

The name comes from koper (Slovak koper, kôpor: dill) + -ica. "The land where the wild dill grows".[1]

History

The village belonged to a German language island. The German population was expelled in 1945.

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1652-1897 (parish A)

See also

References
  1. Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest" (PDF). Kultúra slova. Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (5): 277.



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