Bíňa

This article is about the Slovak village. For the Sfira in the Tree of Life, see Binah (Kabbalah).

Bíňa Bény
Village

Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra
District	Nové Zámky

Elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Coordinates	SK 47°55′N 18°39′E / 47.917°N 18.650°E / 47.917; 18.650Coordinates: SK 47°55′N 18°39′E / 47.917°N 18.650°E / 47.917; 18.650

Area	23.501 km² (9.074 sq mi)

Population	1,466 (2004-12-31)
Density	62 / km² (161 / sq mi)

First mentioned	1135

Postal code	943 56
Area code	+421-36
Car plate	NZ

Location of Bíňa in Slovakia
Location of Bíňa in the Nitra Region
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS

Bíňa (Hungarian: Bény) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

Geography

The village lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 ft) and covers an area of 23.501 km² (9.074 mi²).

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1135 written as Byn. Earlier the Romans built a fortress here and in 173 emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote his famous diary in this region during the wars against quadi in the Marcomannic Wars. Later, after the foundation of the Árpád age Hungary, king Stephen I of Hungary gave the region to Bény, son of Hont, the count of the county Hont. During the time of early Christianity every 10 villages was ordered to build a church. Several rotunda have been built in this time, among others the rotunda of Bény, too. In 1217 the Premontre Abbey monastery was founded in Bény in the romanesque style. An earlier built rotunda stands before the two tower abbey church. The patrocinium of the rotunda is The 12 Apostles. Such patrocinium of a rotunda was at village Apostag at the Danube. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area, later acknowledged internationally by the Treaty of Trianon. Between 1938 and 1945 Bíňa once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.

Population

It has a population of about 1457 people. It is about 90% Hungarian, 9% Slovak and 1% Gypsy.

Facilities

The village has a public library and football pitch.

Gallery

References

Gervers-Molnár Vera: A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Romanesque Round Churches of Medieval Hungary) (Művészettörténeti Füzetek, 4.) Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest, 1972.

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1724-1895 (parish B)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1953 (parish B)

External links

Municipalities of Nové Zámky District

Nové Zámky Štúrovo Šurany Andovce Bajtava Bánov Bardoňovo Belá Bešeňov Bíňa Branovo Bruty Čechy Černík Dedinka Dolný Ohaj Dubník Dvory nad Žitavou Gbelce Hul Chľaba Jasová Jatov Kamenica nad Hronom Kamenín Kamenný Most Kmeťovo Kolta Komjatice Komoča Leľa Lipová Ľubá Malá nad Hronom Malé Kosihy Maňa Michal nad Žitavou Mojzesovo Mužla Nána Nová Vieska Obid Palárikovo Pavlová Podhájska Pozba Radava Rastislavice Rúbaň Salka Semerovo Sikenička Strekov Svodín Šarkan Trávnica Tvrdošovce Úľany nad Žitavou Veľké Lovce Veľký Kýr Vlkas Zemné

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