Location of Michalovce District in the Košice Region

Bajany (1370 Bajanhaza, 1439 Bayan, 1556 Rejdowa, 1786 Bonyesty, 1686 Resdowa) (German: Wajon; Hungarian: Bajánháza) is a village and municipality in the Michalovce District in the Košice Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1370. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Ung County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the newly-established Slovak Republic. From 1939 to 1944, it belonged to Hungary as a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 107 metres and covers an area of 5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).[1]

Population

It has a population of 452 people (2020-12-31).[2]

Genealogical resources

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

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ^ "Statistic of Slovak places by Dušan Kreheľ – Export". Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

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48°36′N 22°07′E / 48.600°N 22.117°E / 48.600; 22.117


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