Gortva () is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.
Geography
History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1326 (1326 Gurtuatu, 1383 Kisfalud), when it belonged to Feledy feudatories. In the 16th century, it suffered Turkish devastations. From 1938 to 1944, it was annexed by Hungary.
Population
It has a population of people (31 December ).
Ethnicity
Religion
Genealogical resources
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1762-1897 (parish B) Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1863 (parish A)
See also List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20071217080336/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html http://www.gortva.gemer.org/ http://www.gortva.ou.sk/ http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/gortva/gortva.html Surnames of living people in Gortva