Divín is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District

Lucenec District

Lučenec District is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of south-central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the district belong to the Novohrad county, with a small area around the villages of Šíd, Čamovce and Šurice in the east belonging to the Gemer a Malohont county.The district is situated in...

 in the Banská Bystrica Region

Banská Bystrica Region

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 of Slovakia

Slovakia

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History

In historical records

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, the village

Village

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 was first mentioned in 1329  as a parish and a castle (1329 castrum Dyun' villa sub eodem castro, 1393 Dyen, Dyuen, 1497 Dywyn, 1473 Dewen). Many noble families ruled the village and lived in the castle: Tomay, Lossonczy, Balassa

Balassa

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, Zichy

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. In 1575 the fortress was occupied by Turks

Ottoman Empire

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 up to 1593. In 1604, it passed to nobles Bocskay, and after to Balassa family again. In 1674, the castle was destroyed by General Strassoldo.

External links

• http://www.divin.sk/
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/divin/divin.html