title: Kalinkovo
text: # Kalinkovo
  
  Kalinkovo (Hungarian: Szemet) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.
  
  ## History
  
  The village was first mentioned in 1258 as Dénešdi village and later in 1288 as Šemet. In 1948 the name was changed to Kalinkovo that carries today.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The municipality lies at an altitude of 131 meters and covers an area of 12.912 km². It has a population of 1193 people.
  
  ## Facilities
  
  The village has a public library, post office, gas distribution network and a football pitch. In the centre of the village is one big church (in comparison with other neighbour villages) called Kostol sv. Františka z Assisi.In this village you can also find a small graveyard with 3 meters tall jesus on the cross statue.
  
  ## Genealogical resources
  
  The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
  
  * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1672-1896 (parish B)
  * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1706-1895 (parish B)
  