Boľkovce (before 1948: Bolyk; Hungarian: Bolyk or Ipolybolyk) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Boľkovce
Municipality
Roman Catholic church in Boľkovce (local part Osada)
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Coordinates: 48°20′N 19°47′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Lučenec
First mentioned	1255
Area
• Total	10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	984 01 (pošta Lučenec 1)
Area code	+421-47
Car plate	LC
Website	www.bolkovce.sk

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1320 and 1435 as Bolk (1467 Bwlyk, 1481 Bolyk). In 1481, it belonged to Divín Castle lords and later on to the Somoskő lords. In the mid-16th century it was occupied and destroyed by the Ottoman Turks, from 1938 to 1945 by Hungary.

Genealogical resources

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1802-1895 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1895 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• Media related to Boľkovce at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Bolkovce

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