Borský Svätý Jur

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Borský Svätý Jur
Village
Borský Svätý Jur Location of Borský Svätý Jur in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°37′N 17°03′E / 48.617°N 17.050°E / 48.617; 17.050Coordinates: 48°37′N 17°03′E / 48.617°N 17.050°E / 48.617; 17.050
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trnava
District	Senica
First mentioned	1394
Area
• Total	15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population  (2004-12-31)
• Total	1,564
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal code	908 79
Area code(s)	+421-34
Car plate	SE

Borský Svätý Jur (Hungarian: Búrszentgyörgy, German: Bur-Sankt-Georg) is a village and municipality in Senica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1393.

It is mentioned in a deed wherebye Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor granted Elesko castle and its demesnes to the Polish nobleman Stibor as a reward for his service. The Hungarian name probably stems from the churches patron Saint George. The church predates the 1394 mention. It is later called by the names Zenthgwrt in 1466, and Zenthgergh in 1564. The village had a post stop in the 18th century. In the 19th century it belonged to the éleskő-szentjánosi estate. In the 1910 census it had 2047 inhabitants, the majority of whom were ethnic Slovak. Before the Treaty of Trianon it was in the Malacka district of Pozsony county (comitatus) in the Kingdom of Hungary.

A Roman Catholic church of Saint George was built in 1676, and a chateau in 1844.

Geography[]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 168 metres and covers an area of 39.719 km². It has a population of about 1550 people.

Genealogical resources[]

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1633-1938 (parish A)

External links[]

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• Surnames of living people in Borsky Svaty Jur^{[permanent dead link]}

See also[]

• Svätý Jur
• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

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