Dolné Zahorany Magyarhegymeg
Municipality
Church of St. Michael the Archangel
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Coordinates: 48°21′N 19°55′E / 48.35°N 19.92°E / 48.35; 19.92
Country	Slovakia
Region	Banská Bystrica Region
District	Rimavská Sobota District
First mentioned	1341
Area [1]
• Total	6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	252 m (827 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	178
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	985 42[2]
Area code	+421 47[2]
Car plate	RS
Website	dolnezahorany.sk

Dolné Zahorany (earlier: Maďarské Záhorany; Hungarian: Magyarhegymeg) is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1341 (1341 Hegmuky, Hegmeg, 1427 Hegymeg). Originally, it was situated between Padarovce and Lukovištie. In 1566 it was completely destroyed by the Turks and later rebuilt at the current location.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1774–1873 (parish B)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1767–1883 (parish B)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.e-obce.sk/obec/dolnezahorany/dolne-zahorany.html
• Surnames of living people in Dolne Zahorany