Devičie () is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Mayor is Roman Lenhard.
Geography
History Settlements from the Bronze Age and Thracian and Hallstatt finds have been made here.
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1256 when King Béla IV resettled persons from Devičie to Hontianske Nemce. In the 16th century it belonged to Čabraď castle (Kőváry and Terjény families).
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1828-1895 (parish B) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1895 (parish A)
See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070428141121/http://www.regionhont.sk/index.php?session=0&action=read&click=open&article=1103469694 Surnames of living people in Devicie