Bušince

Bušince (German: Buschin; Hungarian: Bussa) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Roman Catholic church of St. Demetrius martyr

Veľký Krtíš District in the Banská Bystrica region

History

The village was first mentioned in 1248 (Bussa). It belonged to Divín, and after until the 17th century to Modrý Kameň. It suffered war devastations very much. It was defended by the great condottiere Tercsi, but in 1595 was occupied by Turks. From 1938 to 1944 it belonged to Hungary.

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Bušince is twinned with:

• Nepomuk, Czech Republic

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1945 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1745-1931 (parish B)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/busince/busince.html
• Surnames of living people in Busince