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Chapters: Villages and Municipalities in Nove Zamky District, Bi a, Ve ke Lovce, Zemne, Dubnik, Strekov, Gbelce, Komjatice, Ruba, Kolta, echy, Semerovo, Bardo ovo, U any Nad itavou, Palarikovo, Banov, Tvrdo ovce, Kamenny Most, Dvory Nad itavou, Lipova, Nove Zamky District, Mojzesovo, arkan, Be e ov, Ve ky Kyr, uba, Kamenica Nad Hronom, Svodin, Kamenin, Mu la, Nana, Slovakia, Bela, Nove Zamky District, Ch aba, Male Kosihy, Vlkas, Pozba, Nova Vieska, Mala Nad Hronom, ernik, Sikeni ka, Jasova, Pavlova, Salka, Kme ovo, Komo a, Michal Nad itavou, Rastislavice, Bruty, Branovo, Dedinka, Obid, Podhajska, Travnica, Le a, Radava, Ma a, Jatov, Andovce, Dolny Ohaj, Hul, Nove Zamky District, Bajtava. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 128. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bia - 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 this region during the wars against quadi in the Marcomannic Wars. Later, after the foundation of the Arpad age Hungary, king Stephen I of Hungary gave the region to Beny, 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 Beny, too. In 1217 the Premontre Abbey monastery was founded in Beny in the romanesque style. 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. The village lies at an elevation of 132 metres (433 ft) and covers an area of 23.501 km (9.074 mi ). It has a population of about 1457 people. The population is about 90% Hungarian, 9% Slovak and 1...http: //booksllc.net/?id=7386856
