Forbasy

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Forbasy (Hungarian: Poprádfalu, Rusyn: Форбасы) is a village and municipality in Stará Ľubovňa District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.

History[edit]

The village was first mentioned in 1311 ^{[citation needed]} Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Forbasy was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography[edit]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 540 metres and covers an area of 4.498 km². It has a population of about 390 people.

Genealogical resources[edit]

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1624-1945 (parish B)

See also[edit]

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links[edit]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Forbasy

49°18′N 20°37′E / 49.300°N 20.617°E / 49.300; 20.617

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