Bušince (; ) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

Geography

History The village was first mentioned in 1248 (Bussa). It belonged to Divín, and after until the 17th century to Modrý Kameň. It suffered war devastations very much. It was defended by the great condottiere Tercsi, but in 1595 was occupied by Turks. From 1938 to 1944 it belonged to Hungary.

Population

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

Twin towns — sister cities

Bušince is twinned with:

Szalmatercs, Hungary

See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Státný archiv in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia"

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1787-1945 (parish A) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1745-1931 (parish B)

External links https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html https://www.e-obce.sk/obec/busince/busince.html Surnames of living people in Busince