Betlanovce () is a village and municipality in the Spià ¡ská Nová Ves District in the Koà ¡ice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
The name "Terra Bethlem", the earth of Bethlem, was mentioned as early as 1260 in a written document. In historical records the village itself was first mentioned in 1311 as "villa Bethlem", meaning a village belonging to Bethlem.
The village was once part of the County of the Ten Lance-bearers (Sedes X lanceatorum), a historical autonomous administrative unit within the wider Spià ¡ county. The County of the Ten Lance-bearers existed between the 12th century and 1802, when it merged with the Spià ¡ county proper. Between 1725 and 1803 this institution resided in Betlanovce.
It has a population ofÃÂ people (31 December ).
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia"
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