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Dekýš (1920–1927: Ďekýš; Hungarian: Gyökös, until 1913 Gyekés) is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

Dekýš
Village
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 18°46′E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica
District	Banská Štiavnica
First mentioned	1270
Area
• Total	17.82[1] km2 (6.88[1] sq mi)
Elevation	471[2] m (1,545[2] ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	192[3]
Population by ethnicity (2011) [4]
• Slovak	99.5%
• Unreported	0.5%
Population by religion (2011) [4]
• Roman Catholic	89.5%
• Lutheran	4%
• Non-religious	3.5%
• Unreported	3%
Postal code	969 01[2]
Area code	+421 45[2]
Car plate	BS

History

Settlements from the Paleolithic 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.

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): 1743-1896 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1829-1952 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

External links

• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dekys/dekys.html
• Surnames of living people in Dekys

На других языках

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[de] Dekýš

Dekýš (ungarisch Gyökös – bis 1907 Gyekés oder zeitweise auch Gyekis)[1] ist eine Gemeinde in der Mitte der Slowakei mit 195 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020), die zum Okres Banská Štiavnica, einem Kreis des Banskobystrický kraj gehört.

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- [en] Dekýš

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