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TCC would like to express our gratitude to John Hromyak for providing us with two aerial photos and a description of his ancestral village of Tichý Potok.
Tichý Potok is located on the Torysa River in Sabinov okres, Šarišská Župa, Slovensko. It is a Carpatho-Rusyn village. The village presently consists of 144 houses, a tavern and a grocery store. Mr. Hromyak's Grandmother's name was Seginak. Other related families in the village are: Cifra, Lukac, Lazor, Varšov, Pacinda, Orabinec, Klembara, Rejnic, Koscelnik, and Hric.
Village History
Names of the village:
1427 Stel'bach (Rusyn)
1948 Tichý Potok (Slovak)
Csendespatak (Hungarian)
County & District:
Saris County, district Sabinov, district Presov, Eastern Slovakia district.
Number of inhabitants during various years:
1869-726, 1880-699, 1890-768, 1900-710, 1910-612, 1921-564, 1930-599, 1940-634, 1948-640, 1961-632, 1970-597.
Area is 848 Hectares. The center of the village is 520 meters above the sea level and the area of the village is between 500 to 1090 meters above the sea level. Tichý Potok lies in Levoca's mountains in the valley of river TORYSA. Soils are brown. The forests are predominantly spruce and beech. Characteristics in the area are terrace fields.
The village is first mentioned in 1427 when it belonged to landlords of Torysa, Berzeviczy and Taracsay. It burned down in 1682. During 1787 it had 58 houses and 409 inhabitants, in 1828 it had 81 houses and 600 inhabitants. They were involved in sheepherding, cattle farming, and working in the forests. In the 19th century they had a sand quarry in the area. Major catastrophes (floods) occurred in 1908,1922 and 1956.
At the present time there is a wood mill in the area. Private farmers are working the soil and part of the inhabitants work in the forestry industry and many work in the factories in near by Lipany and Kosice.
The church is Greek Catholic originally in Gothic style from early 14th century and rebuilt in 1696. The belfry is from 1822 and the church was enlarged in 1862. The folk clothing is similar to villages in the surrounding areas.
Editors Note:
The Greek Catholic parish registers of births, marriages and deaths (1810-1907) for Stelbach (also known as Tichý potok), Slovakia; formerly Stelbach, Sáros, Hungary are available via the LDS (Family History Center). The film number is 1794066.
The current Greek Catholic resident priest is Father Marcel II'ko. The parish address is 08274 Brezovica. Telephone 0934/4591642.
If you know of any other surnames from Tichý Potok please send them in.
Abasz
Arendaczki
Basista
Blasko
Blazsovski
Brilla
Chanda
Chanda-Nacsin
Chromjak
Cifra
Duda
Febelak
Fukacs
Gercsak
Gyuricza
Holub
Hric
Hromjak
Hudi
Hurtalik
Ilascsik
Istvan
Jacko
Jarabinecz
Kiktavi
Klembara
Klenotics
Koscelnik
Kotulik
Kranyak
Lazor
Lilek
Luka
Lukac
Lukac-Zuscin
Miskovich
Mizenko
Olsavszki
Orabinec
Pacinda
Parynucha
Pekarcsik
Rejni
Repaszki
Ribovics
Rusnacko
Sandor
Seginak
Semancsik
Spak
Taczko
Tebelak
Var
Varso
Virostek
Zavaczki
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