Dekýš
Encyclopedia
Dekýš is a village and municipality
in Banská Štiavnica District
, in the Banská Bystrica Region
of Slovakia
.
period and from the Roman
period have been excavated here.
In historical records
, the village
was first mentioned in 1270 (1270 Gukes, 1388 Gykys). In 1388 it belonged to Levice
town and later on to the Mining Chamber. In 1944 men of age from 16 to 40 years were deported to Germany
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Banská Štiavnica District
Banská Štiavnica District
Banská Štiavnica District is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the Hungarian county of Hont, apart from Močiar and Podhorie in the north and Kozelník in the east .-Municipalities:*Baďan*Banská Belá*Banská...
, in the Banská Bystrica Region
Banská Bystrica Region
The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe.-Geography:It is located in the central part of Slovakia and has an area of 9,455 km². The region is prevailingly mountains, with several ranges within the area. The highest of them are the Low Tatras...
of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
.
History
Settlements from the PaleolithicPaleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
period and from the Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
period have been excavated here.
In historical records
History
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, the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
was first mentioned in 1270 (1270 Gukes, 1388 Gykys). In 1388 it belonged to Levice
Levice
Levice is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The Old Slavic name of the town was Leva, which means "the Left One"....
town and later on to the Mining Chamber. In 1944 men of age from 16 to 40 years were deported to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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External links
- http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dekys/dekys.html