Ardovo

Ardovo
Ardovo
Municipality
	A 1788 Lutheran church in Ardovo.
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	Ardovo Location of Ardovo in Slovakia. Ardovo Ardovo (Košice Region)
	Coordinates: 48°32′N 20°25′E / 48.533°N 20.417°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Rožňava District
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Fábián (Ind.)
Area
• Total	11.21 km2 (4.33 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	158
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	049 55
Area code	+421-58

Ardovo (Hungarian: Pelsőcardó) a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1243. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Ardovo was part of Gömör and Kishont County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1938 to 1945, it was again part of Hungary as a result of the First Vienna Award.

The village lies at an altitude of 138 metres and covers an area of 18.464 km² (7.13 sq mi). It has a population of about 160 people.^[3]

The village has a small public library, a post office, a football pitch and a food store.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Košice (Slovak: Štátny archív v Košiciach).

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1825-1895
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1701-1852 (parish: B), 1852-1895 (parish: C)
Census records 1869 of Ardovo are not available at the state archive.

^ "Súbory na stiahnutie - Voľby do orgánov samosprávy obcí 2022". volby.statistics.sk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ "Registry of Land" (PDF). www.skgeodesy.sk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "SODB2021 - Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

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