Bíňa

Geobox | Settlement
name = Bíňa
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country = Slovakia
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region = Nitra
district = Nové Zámky
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elevation = 132
lat_d = 47
lat_m = 55
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long_d = 18
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area = 23.501
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population = 1466
population_date = 2004-12-31
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established = 1135
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postal_code = 943 56
area_code = +421-36
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Bíňa ( _hu. Bény) is a municipality and village in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1135 written as Byn. Earlier the Romans built a fortress here and in 173 emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote his famous diary in the this region during the wars against quadi in the Marcomannic Wars. Later, after the foundation of the Árpád age Hungary, king Stephen I of Hungary gave the region to Bény, son of Hont, the count of the county Hont. During the time of early Christianity every 10 villages was ordered to build a church. Several rotunda have been built in this time, among others the rotunda of Bény, too. In the 13th century the Order Premontre built a monastery in this village in romanesque style.

Geography

The village lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 ft) and covers an area of 23.501 km² (9.074 mi²). It has a population of about 1457 people.

Ethnicity

The population is about 90% Magyar, 9% Slovak and 1% Gypsy.

Facilities

The village has a public library and football pitch.

ightseeing

In ancient times the village had a ground fortress. In 1217 the Premontre Abbey monastery was founded in Bény. An earlier built rotunda stands before the two tower abbey church. The patrocinium of the rotunda is "The 12 Apostles". Such patrocinium of a rotunda was at village Apostag at the Danube.

References

* Gervers-Molnár Vera: "A középkori Magyarország rotundái". ("Romanesque Round Churches of Medieval Hungary") (Mûvészettörténeti Füzetek, 4.) Akadémiai Kiadó. Budapest, 1972.

External links

* [http://parkany.sk/beny/sk/index.html Homepage of Bina (Bény)]
* [http://www.obce.info/index.php?make=mapa&id=4&obec=1301 Informations about Bina (Bény)]
* [http://mapy.zoznam.sk/index.pl?zoom=6&pos_x=-462099&pos_y=-1315960&size=full&lang=sk&sipka=1&name=B%ED%F2a%2C%20Nov%E9%20Z%E1mky Bina (Bény) in Slovakia Map]
* [http://www.sacr.sk/article?id=103&category=18 Slovakiatourism.sk]
* [http://www.poiplie.sk/obec.php?chlan=hu&akcia=&id=54 Basic informations]
* [http://www.hrady.sk/bina.php?
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* [http://atlas-cs.logis.cz/objekty/B/bina.htm The rotunda and the monastery church at Bina (Bény)]
* [http://istergranum.utikonyvem.hu/hu/index.php?title=B%C3%AD%C5%88a Bina (Bény)in the website homepage of istergranum.utikonyvem.hu]