Bežovce

Bežovce (Bező, Бежівцї) is a village and municipality in the Sobrance District in the Košice Region of east Slovakia.

History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Bežovce was part of Ung County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. As a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary from 1939 to 1944. On 28 October 1944, the Red Army entered Bežovce and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 105 metres and covers an area of 29.507 km². It has a population of about 1000 people.

Culture
The village has a public library, a gymnasium and a football pitch

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): 1789–1899 (parish B)
 * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1789–1916 (parish A)
 * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1844–1906 (parish A)