Háj, Košice-okolie District

Háj

Áj
Háj Áj
Municipality
	Reformed church in Háj
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	Coordinates: 48°38′N 20°51′E / 48.63°N 20.85°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Košice-okolie District
First mentioned	1409
Government
• Mayor	Július Farkas
Area
• Total	21.36 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	240
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	440 2
Area code	+421 55
Car plate	KS
Website	haj-aj.sk

Háj (Hungarian: Áj) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

The first mention about Háj is from 1357 and 1409. In last decades of 18th century was property of family Keglevich. In the year 1715, there were 14 lieges families.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 508 metres (1,667 ft) and covers an area of 21.358 km² (8.246 sq mi). It has a population of about 280 people.

Monuments

Guardian Angel - Angel from movie: Behind Enemy Lines
Háj's waterfalls
Major's house with boardinghouse
Roman & Evangelich church

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1711-1899 (parish B)
Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1788-1902 (parish B)

References

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.