Hodkovce

History

The village was first mentioned in 1318.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 323 metres and covers an area of 7.573 km². It has a population of about 250 people.

Culture

Hodkovce has a single Roman Catholic temple, built in 1832 in classicistic style with baroque motives.[1] The temple contains a few relics from the nineteenth century; for example, an oil painting of the Lord's sacrifition (Karol Völck, 1820) and a sculpture of st. Anna, Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus (polychrome, woodcarving).[2]

See also

References

  1. E-obce.sk (in Slovak; http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/hodkovce/4-kulturne_dedicstvo.html)
  2. Krajské stredisko štátnej pamiatkovej starostlivosti a ochrany prírody v Prešove, Pamiatky východoslovenského kraja v štátnych zoznamoch. Košice : Východoslovenské vydavateľstvo, 1969. (in Slovak)

Genealogical resources

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

  • Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1761-1907 (parish B)
  • Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1870-1902 (parish B)


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