Dolná Ves
Dolná Ves (before 1948(?): Šváb, older: Šváby; German: Schwabendorf; Hungarian: Sváb) is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It is near the town of Kremnica.
Dolná Ves | |
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Village | |
 Dolná Ves as seen from Ďurova Skala | |
  Dolná Ves Location of Dolná Ves in the Banská Bystrica Region  Dolná Ves Dolná Ves (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′56″N 18°54′45″E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Banská Bystrica |
| District | Žiar nad Hronom |
| First mentioned | 1429 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milan Pračko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Population (31 Dec 2011) | |
| • Total | 249 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 967 01 |
| Area code(s) | +421-45 |
| Car plate | ZH |
The first written record about the village is from the year 1427 (Schwabendorff), when the village became the property of Kremnica. Dolná Ves was part of Kremnica in the Middle Ages and from 1808 to 1882. The village was founded by German colonists.
Gallery
View from a nearby hill
Žliebok
Ďurova Skala, Kremnica Mountains
Jastrabská skala, Kremnica Mountains
The church
Statue of Saint John Nepomucene
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): 1674-1913 (parish B)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1891 (parish B)
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html.
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dolnaves/dolna-ves.html
- Surnames of living people in Dolna Ves
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