Divín | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Banská Bystrica |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Lučenec |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Divín in the Banská Bystrica Region##Location of Divín in Slovakia |
Coordinates: | 48.45°N 51°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1329 |
Area Total Km2: | 23.925365 |
Elevation M: | 265 |
Population As Of: | 2004-12-31 |
Population Total: | 2045 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 985 52 |
Area Code: | +421-47 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | LC |
Website: | www.divin.sk |
Divín (German: Diwein; Hungarian: Divény) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1329 as a parish and a castle (1329 castrum Dyun' villa sub eodem castro, 1393 Dyen, Dyuen, 1497 Dywyn, 1473 Dewen). Many noble families ruled the village and lived in the castle: Tomay, Lossonczy, Balassa, Zichy. In 1575 the fortress was occupied by Turks up to 1593. In 1604, it passed to nobles Bocskay, and after to Balassa family again. In 1674, the castle was destroyed by General Strassoldo.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"