Chrťany
Chrťany is a village and municipality in the Veľký Krtíš District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1227 . During its History, it belonged to many noble families. From 1554 to 1594 it was occupied by Turks. Successively it belonged to Divín and Modrý Kameň.The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"