Dolné Plachtince

Dolné Plachtince
Municipality
St. Martin's Church
Dolné Plachtince Location of Dolné Plachtince in the Banská Bystrica Region Dolné Plachtince Location of Dolné Plachtince in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°12′N 19°19′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Veľký Krtíš
First mentioned	1337
Area
• Total	9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	991 24
Area code	+421-47
Car plate	VK
Website	www.dolneplachtince.sk

Dolné Plachtince (Hungarian: Alsópalojta) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1337 (Palahta Inferior). It belonged to nobles Dacsoy, Lukay and Simonfy. In 1776 it passed to ecclesiastical Rožňava’s Capitol.

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): 1689-1900 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1712-1936 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• Media related to Dolné Plachtince at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dolneplachtince/dolne-plachtince.html
• Surnames of living people in Dolne Plachtince