Banské

Banské (Bányapataka, until 1899: Bánszka; Баньске) is a village and municipality in Vranov nad Topľou District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1397. The municipality lies at an altitude of 325 metres and covers an area of 29.861 km².

Population
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 1,713 inhabitants. 1,335 of inhabitants were Slovaks, 320 Roma and 58 others and unspecified.

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


 * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1770-1895 (parish B)
 * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1817-1934 (parish A)