Municipality in Slovakia
Andrejová (Rusyn: Андріёва, Ukrainian: Андрійова, Hungarian: Endrevágása) is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of Slovakia.[5] The predominant religion is the Greek Catholic Church with 4.9% Eastern Orthodox. The Catholic Church of Virgin Mary the Protectrice of 1893 can be found in the village. The village lies at an altitude of 325 metres and covers an area of 11.679 km2. It has a population of about 362 inhabitants.[6] The village is about 51% Slovak, 20% Rusyn, 16% Romany and 11% Ukrainian with minorities. The village used to have public library. There is a football pitch and volleyball playground.
History
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Andrejová was part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 19 January 1945, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps and the Red Army dislogded the Wehrmacht from Andrejová and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Prešov (Slovak: Štátny archív v Prešove).
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1695-1895
- Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1831-1900 (parish A)
- Census records 1869 of Andrejova are not available at the state archive.
- Census records 1857 of Andrejova are available at the state archive.
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