Chanava
Chanava is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1266 as Honua as property of a monastery. In the 15th century it was the seat of the local noble family "Hanva", since the mid-16th century the "Hanvay", later on the "Darvasy" etc.The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica,
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