Ďurkovce

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Veľký Krtíš District in the Banská Bystrica region
Veľký Krtíš District in the Banská Bystrica region

Ďurkovce (Hungarian: Gyürki) is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.

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In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1262 (1262 Gurky, 1351 Gyiörk, 1381 Gyurk, Gyurki). In 1351 it belonged to Vinica town and, successively, to nobles Gyürkiy, a local feudatory family, Teleky and Majthény. In the XVI century it was destroyed by Turks. From 1938 to 1945 it belonged to Hungary.

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Coordinates: 48°08′N, 19°11′E