Hosťovce, Košice-okolie District

Hosťovce (Hungarian: Bódvavendégi) is a village and municipality in the Greater Košice District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia. The village has a Hungarian population.

The village was first mentioned in historical records in 1360. From 1964 to 1990, together with the villages of Chorváty and Turnianska Nová Ves, Hosťovce was part of the village of Nová Bodva.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 171 metres (561 ft)^[3] and covers an area of 4.82 km² (1.86 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It has a population of 218 people (31 December 2024).^[6]

In year 2021 was 202 people by ethnicity 142 as Hungarian, 90 as Slovak, 3 as Not found out and 1 as Turkish.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

In year 2021 was 202 people by religion 124 from Roman Catholic Church, 49 from Calvinist Church, 15 from None, 5 from Greek Catholic Church, 4 from Not found out, 3 from Evangelical Church, 1 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia and 1 from Other.

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

• Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1760-1945 (parish B)
• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1789-1931 (parish A)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

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• Surnames of living people in Hostovce