Babiná

Babiná
Municipality
Babiná Location of Babiná in the Banská Bystrica Region Babiná Location of Babiná in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°26′N 19°06′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Banská Bystrica
First mentioned	1254
Area
• Total	22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi)
Elevation	418 m (1,371 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	962 61 (pošta Dobrá Niva)
Area code	421-45
Car plate	ZV
Website	www.babina.sk

Babiná (German: Frauenstuhl; Hungarian: Bábaszék) is a village and municipality of the Zvolen District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1254. In 1270 German colonists settled here. It belonged to Dobrá Niva. in the 16th century it had to pay tributes to Turks. In the 17th century, it belonged to the Esterházy family.

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): 1731-1896 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1791-1895 (parish A)
• Census records 1869 of Babina are not available at the state archive.

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• Media related to Babiná at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/babina/babina.html
• Surnames of living people in Babina