Drňa () is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
Geography
History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1245 when it was founded (1246 Darna, 1380 Dranya, 1431 Darnia). In the 15th century it belonged to nobles Janosy. In the 16th century, it was attacked by the Turks and in 1566-67 it had to pay them a tribute. From 1938 to 1945, it belonged to Hungary.
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
The vast majority of the municipality's population consists of the local Roma community. In 2019, they constituted an estimated 90% of the local population.Ábel Ravasz, Ľuboš Kovács and Filip Markovič, Atlas rómskych komunít 2019. Bratislava: Veda, 2020, , database appendix available at:https://www.institutmatejabela.sk/ark2019
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): 1761-1896 (parish B) Reformed church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1769-1858 (parish B)
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 http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/drna/drna.html Surnames of living people in Rimavska Sobota