Holumnica

Holumnica (Hollomnitz, Hollólomnic, Голумнїца) is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia.

History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1293.

In 1910 the village had 535 mainly German inhabitants of Lutheran confession. It was part of the German language island of the Oberzips. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Holumnica was part of Szepes County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. On 26 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Holumnica and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. After the end of World War II the German population was expelled according to the Beneš decrees.

Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 593 metres and covers an area of 8.944 km2. It has a population of about 870 people.

Economy and infrastructure
In Holumnica is elementary school, kindergarten, public library, football pitch, post, medical service, foodstuff store and cable TV network. Cultural sightseeings are remnants of the castle, manor house, classical evangelical and gothic Roman Catholic churches.

Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
 * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1768-1896 (parish A)
 * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1877-1925 (parish B)
 * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1785-1906 (parish A)