Cakov
Cakov
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  Cakov Location of Cakov in the Banská Bystrica Region  Cakov Location of Cakov in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′N 20°14′E / 48.34°N 20.23°E | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Region |  Banská Bystrica Region |
| District | Rimavská Sobota District |
| First mentioned | 1395 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.29 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 364 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 980 42[2] |
| Area code | +421 47[2] |
| Car plate | RS |
| Website | cakov |
Cakov (Hungarian: Cakó) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
History
[edit]The village arose in the 13th century. It was first mentioned in 1395 (Chakofalua) when it belonged to the Széchy family. From the 17th century it was the property of Muráň. In 1576 and 1583 it was pillaged by the Turks. From 1938 to 1944 it belonged to Hungary under the First Vienna Award.
Geography
[edit]The municipality lies at an altitude of 170 metres and covers an area of 4.294 km². It has a population of 278 people.
Demographics
[edit]The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Romani community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 96% of the local population.[4] This is a Hungarian-speaking community, with 93% reporting this language as their mother tongue in the 2021 census.[5]
Genealogical resources
[edit]The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1895 (parish B)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, ISBN 978-80-224-1874-4, database appendix available at: https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/atlas.
- ^ https://www.scitanie.sk/obyvatelia/zakladne-vysledky/struktura-obyvatelstva-podla-materinskeho-jazyka/OB/SK0329514594/OB
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- http://www.cakov.ou.sk/
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- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/cakov/cakov.html
- Surnames of living people in Cakov
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