Budkovce

Budkovce (Hungarian: Butka [ˈbutkɒ]) a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1319.

Geography[]

The village lies at an altitude of 102 metres and covers an area of 19.83 km² (7.66 sq mi) (2020-06-30/-07-01).^[1]

Ethnicity[]

The population is almost entirely Slovak in ethnicity.

Population[]

Its population is  1,508 people (2020-12-31).^[2]

Population development^[3]

Year	1994	1999	2014	2019	2020
Population	1,552	1,528	1,476	1,511	1,505

Data are year-end. The time zone is CET.

Government[]

The village relies on the tax and district offices, police force and fire brigade at Michalovce although the village has its own birth registry.

Economy[]

The village has a post office, a Slovak bank and insurance company and a number of food stores.

Sports[]

The village has a football pitch and a gymnasium.

Genealogical resources[]

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1850-1895 (parish A)
• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1756-1904 (parish B)
• Reformed church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1793-1938 (parish B)

Gallery[]

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  Holy Trinity church (est. 14th century) in Budkovce

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  Memorial to the executed victims of the 1831 East Slovak Peasant Uprising

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  Standard gauge and broad gauge railway and broad gauge freight station in Budkovce

See also[]

• List of municipalities and towns in Michalovce District
• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budkovce.

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Budkovce

Coordinates: 48°38′N 21°56′E / 48.633°N 21.933°E / 48.633; 21.933