Gemerská Hôrka

Location of Rožňava District in the Košice Region

Gemerská Hôrka (Hungarian: Özörény) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of middle-eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1413.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 227 metres and covers an area of 12.794 km². It has a population of about 1330 people.

Culture

The village has a football pitch.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1825-1895 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1805-1908 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792-1916 (parish A)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• http://gemhorka.sk/
• http://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.gemerskahorka.ou.sk/
• Surnames of living people in Gemerska Horka

Municipalities of Rožňava District
Dobšiná Rožňava Ardovo Betliar Bohúňovo Bôrka Brdárka Bretka Brzotín Čierna Lehota Čoltovo Čučma Dedinky Dlhá Ves Drnava Gemerská Hôrka Gemerská Panica Gemerská Poloma Gočaltovo Gočovo Hanková Henckovce Honce Hrhov Hrušov Jablonov nad Turňou Jovice Kečovo Kobeliarovo Koceľovce Kováčová Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka Krásnohorské Podhradie Kružná Kunova Teplica Lipovník Lúčka Markuška Meliata Nižná Slaná Ochtiná Pača Pašková Petrovo Plešivec Rakovnica Rejdová Rochovce Roštár Rozložná Rožňavské Bystré Rudná Silica Silická Brezová Silická Jablonica Slavec Slavoška Slavošovce Stratená Štítnik Vlachovo Vyšná Slaná

Coordinates: 48°32′00″N 20°22′40″E / 48.53333°N 20.37778°E / 48.53333; 20.37778