| Abovce | |
| Other Name: | Abafalva |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rimavská Sobota |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 48.2667°N 37°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1339 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.19[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.16 |
| Elevation M: | 159[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 522 |
| Population Total: | 643[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 77.44[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 29.90 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 980 44 |
| Area Code: | +421 47 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | RS |
| Website: | www.obecabovce.sk |
Abovce (Hungarian: Abafalva) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.[5] The village retains its agricultural character. Most important sightseeing is a village manor house.
In 2010 had been the settlement from the Bronze Age.[6] 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.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Banská Bystrica (Slovak: Štátny archív v Banskej Bystrici).