Huncovce
Location of Kežmarok District in the Prešov region
Huncovce (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈɦuntsowtse]; Hungarian: Hunfalva, til 1902: Hunfalu, German: Hunsdorf, Hunszdorf, Hundsdorf in der Zips, Hunzdorf, Hunesdorf,[1] Yiddish: אונסדאָרףֿ Unsdorf, Hebrew: אונסדורף, Latin: Villa Canis, Hunisvilla) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 639 metres and covers an area of 13.262 km². It has a population of about 2400 people.
People
- David Friesenhausen (1750, Friesenhausen - 1828, Gyulafehérvár/Alba Iulia), a Jewish Bavarian-Hungarian Talmudist, scientist, mathematician, Hebrew-language writer; lived here[2]
- Solomon Winter (Hungarian: Winter Salamon; 1778, ?, in the Szepes - ), Jewish Hungarian philanthropist; lived and died here
See also
References
- ↑ https://portal.gov.sk/Portal/sk/Default.aspx?CatID=109&cityID=523526
- ↑ Jewish Encyclopedia, accessed 27 February 2014.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1675-1899 (parish A)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1944 (parish B)
External links
Coordinates: 49°07′N 20°23′E / 49.117°N 20.383°E
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