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Abovce (Hungarian: Abafalva) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.^[1] The village retains its agricultural character. Most important sightseeing is a village manor house.

History

In 2010 had been the settlement from the Bronze Age.^[2] In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1339 (Abafalwa) when it belonged to the local noble family Abaffy. In 1380 name of the village is Hanua. In 15th and 16th centuries it suffered devastation and afterwards many epidemics beat its inhabitants. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary under the First Vienna Award. In the village are community centre, mourning house, elementary school, kindergarten, espresso bar and petrol station.

Updated: 2019-11-14 14:26:06

Created: 2019-09-18 14:20:56