Bardoňovo

Village and municipality in Slovakia

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

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1269.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 193 metres and covers an area of 23.81 km². It has a population of about 880 people.

Ethnicity

Original Magyar settlement, founded at the beginning of the 11th century, just after the "Pozsony Battle", led by Dux Árpád. The original Magyar population's majority was expelled to Hungary and/or brutally deported to Sudetenland between 1945 - 1949. Population's majority was originally Magyar and belonged to Reformed (Calvinist) Church. Following the "Benes -Kassa-Kosice- Decret" from 1945. At present, however, - following the immigration of Slovaks - the population is about 61% Slovak and 39% Hungarian.

Facilities

The village has two cemeteries, three pubs and a mansion (Zigmund Kelecsenyi).

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): 1733-1895 (parish B)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1896 (parish B)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1895 (parish B)

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20070427022352/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
Surnames of living people in Bardonovo
Bardoňovo – Nové Zámky okolie

Municipalities of Nové Zámky District