Horné Zahorany
Horné Zahorany is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. Village is a birthplace of Slovak writer Ľudovít Kubáni. Among the cultural sightseeings are classical evangelical church and a belfry from 1790.History
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1323. In 1566 it was pillaged and it had been so devastated, that later locals settled a new village on a new place. Inhabitants had been engaged in livestock breeding.The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"
