Betlanovce


Betlanovce is a village and municipality in the Spišská [Nová Ves District] in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.

History

The name "Terra Bethlem", the earth of Bethlem, was mentioned as early as 1260 in a written document. In historical records the village itself was first mentioned in 1311 as "villa Bethlem", meaning a village belonging to Bethlem.
The village was once part of the County of the Ten Lance-bearers, a historical autonomous administrative unit within the wider Spiš county. The County of the Ten Lance-bearers existed between the 12th century and 1802, when it merged with the Spiš county proper. Between 1725 and 1803 this institution resided in Betlanovce.

Population

It has a population of  people.

Cultural monuments

Genealogical resources

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