title: Devičie
text: # Devičie
  
  Devičie (Hungarian: Devicse) is a village and municipality in the Krupina District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. Starostom je Roman Lenhard.
  
  ## History
  
  Settlements from the Bronze Age and Thracian and Hallstatt finds have been made here.
  
  In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1256 when King Béla IV resettled persons from Devičie to Hontianske Nemce. In the 16th century it belonged to Čabraď castle (Kőváry and Terjény families).
  
  ## 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): 1828-1895 (parish B)
  * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1786-1895 (parish A)
  