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1869 Hungarian Census - Courtesy of Steven M. Osifchin

 

Village History

The center of the village is 545 meters above the sea level. The range of the surrounding area of the village is between 501 and 824 meters above the sea level. KRÁSNA LÚKA  is situated in the north eastern pert of Levoča’s mountains in the valley of Kučmanovský creek. Most of the surounder area has been deforested. The soils are mostly brown. 

The village is first mentioned in 1329 as a parish, that began on buyer’s right. It belonged to landlords of Torysa. The inhabitants were farmers and breeders of livestock. In 1787 there were 59 houses and 397 inhabitants. In 1828 there were 60 houses and 474 inhabitants. After 1918 most of the inhabitants stayed in farming and in breeding livestock. Today, part of the inhabitant work at factories in Poprad, Lipany and Košice. 

The church is in early gothic style from 1295 and remodeled in second half of the 15th century.  The church was remodeled in the Baroque style in 1722 and again remodeled again in 1854. In the interior are architectual details such as the main altar from 1672-74 with late gothic carvings believed to be from the workshop of Master Paul from Levoča. There is a wooden statute of the Madonna from around 1490 from the circle of J. Weiss from Prešov( the “Madonna from Šenviz”, dated 1580).  This church Madonna is now in the Slovak National Museum in Martin.  

Today, one of the finest Slovak Folk Singers, Monika Kandracova, resides in this village. 

Village Statistics

These are the different names of the village over time: 

1329 Sonwyz, 1773 Semvis, 1786 Schemwis, 1920 Šenviz, 1948 Krásna Lúka; Hungarian: Schönwíz, Széprét; krásnolúcky, lucky; Krásnolúčan,-ka,Lúčan-ka. 

Administrative Structure:

Šariš County; district Sabinov, region Prešov until 1960; district Prešov, Eastern Slovakia Region. 

Population Statistics:

Population in years: 1869-512, 1880-538, 1890-465, 1900-478, 1910-461, 1921-455, 1930-454, 1940-520, 1948-581, 1961-629, and 1970-700. 

Acreage:

1035 HA is the size of the village. HA is short for Hektar. 1 Hektar is 2.471 acres. 

Notes:

The Krásna Lúka Vital Records from 1753-1901 are available via the LDS (Family History Center). The records are included in the Sarisské Dravce, Slovakia, formerly Darócz, Sáros, Hungary Roman Catholic parish registers. The villages of Bajerovce, Slovakia, formerly Bajorvágás, Sáros, Hungary; Poloma, Slovakia, formerly Polom, Sáros, Hungary; and Olsov, Slovakia, formerly Olysó, Sáros, Hungary are also included in the register. The film numbers are 1794089, 1794090, 1794091, and 1794092.

The current Roman Catholic resident administrator is Father Milan Kurinec. The parish address is Krásna Lúka, RKFU C.123 08273, Sarisske Dravce. Telephone  051/4597223.

 

1869 Hungarian Census

The following is an extract of the 1869 Hungarian Census Data for the village of Krásna Lúka. All names and dates have been recorded as I have interpreted them. Unlike other 1869 census records that I have researched the census for Krásna Lúka did not list the maiden name of the wife. I will complete the rest of the village as time permits. Steven M. Osifchin Co-Editor/Webmaster

House No
Family No
Family Order
Surname
FName
Sex
Year of Birth
Religion
Status
Occupation
Specific Type of Work
Place of Birth
Local
Foreign
Notes
1 1 1 Mathia Paul M 1815 RC házas = married zsellér = cotter, cottar, "tenant farmer" onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
1 1 2   Anna F 1825 RC házas = married zsellér = cotter, cottar, "tenant farmer" onallo Olyso (present day Olsov)      
1 1 3 Mathia Sophia F 1845 RC ozvegy = widow     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
1 1 4 Mathia Jacob M 1845 RC notlen = unmarried man     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
1 1 5 Mathia Susanna F 1856 RC hajadon = unmarried woman     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
1 1 6 Mathia Mary F 1862 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
1 1 7 Mathia Anna F 1866 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
2 1 1 Osziv Joseph M 1823 GC házas = married zsellér = cotter, cottar, "tenant farmer" onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
2 1 2   Anna F 1821 RC házas = married zsellér = cotter, cottar, "tenant farmer" onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
2 1 3 Osziv Maria F 1855 RC   Szolgalo (szolgálolány = maid-servant) evi bev mellett (evi = ?, bev = ?, mellett = by/near) Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
2 1 4 Osziv Suzanna F 1856 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
2 1 5 Osziv John M 1858 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
2 1 6 Osziv Elizabeth F 1861 RC   Szolgalo (szolgálolány = maid-servant) evi bev mellett (evi = ?, bev = ?, mellett = by/near) Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
2 1 7 Osziv Joseph M 1863 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
3 1 1 Marufza Paul M 1822 RC házas = married zsellér = cotter, cottar, "tenant farmer" onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
3 1 2   Suzanna F 1843 RC házas = married zsellér = cotter, cottar, "tenant farmer" onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
3 1 3 Marufza Paul M 1844 RC notlen = unmarried man     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
3 1 4 Marufza Maria F 1855 RC hajadon = unmarried woman     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
3 1 5 Marufza Anna F 1859 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
3 1 6 Marufza Elizabeth F 1864 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
3 1 7 Marufza Suzanna F 1866 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 1 1 Novik Sedlak Mathew M 1804 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 1 2   Anna F 1809 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 2 1 Novik Sedlak John M 1833 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 2 2   Barbara F 1838 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 2 3 Novik Sedlak Anna F 1860 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 2 4 Novik Sedlak Stefan M 1862 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 2 5 Novik Sedlak Joseph M 1866 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 2 6 Novik Sedlak John M 1869 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 3 1 Novik Sedlak Paul M 1839 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 3 2   Katherine F 1840 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner")   Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 3 3 Novik Sedlak Paul M 1865 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
4 3 4 Novik Sedlak John M 1869 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
5 1 1 Bacso Michael M 1820 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
5 1 2   Suzanna F 1835 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
5 1 3 Bacso Maria F 1854 RC hajadon = unmarried woman     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
5 1 4 Bacso John M 1858 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
5 1 5 Bacso Veronica F 1862 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
5 1 6 Bacso Sophia F 1865 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
5 1 7 Bacso Suzanna F 1868 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 1 1 Pod Szedli Andrew M 1817 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 1 2   Katherine F 1818 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Polom (present day Poloma)      
6 1 3 Novik Sedlak Joseph M 1848 RC notlen = unmarried man     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 1 4 Novik Sedlak Anna F 1856 RC hajadon = unmarried woman     Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 1 5 Novik Sedlak Katherine F 1857 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 1 6 Novik Sedlak Veronica F 1858 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 1 7 Novik Sedlak Andrew M 1866 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 2 1 Novik Sedlak John M 1846 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
6 2 2   Maria F 1848 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
7 1 1 Berdefz John M 1823 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
7 1 2   Elizabeth F 1824 RC házas = married telkes ("tenant" "home owner") onallo Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)      
7 1 3 Berdefz Anna F 1858 RC       Schönviz (present day Krásna Lúka)