Hostice

Hostice ( until 1927 slovak also " Gestice "; Hungarian Gesztete ) is a small municipality in the southern central Slovakia, south of Rimavská Sobota near the border with Hungary, and is located in the eastern part of the Cerová highlands in the valley of Mačací creek (literally Katzenbach ). Below the village there is a small reservoir ( Vodná nádrž Hostice ).

The town was first mentioned in writing in 1332 as Gezeche and for a long time the noble families of Ratoldoy and Lórantfy. During the Turkish war, he was the Turkish invaders tribute.

Until 1918 the village was in the county Gemer and small Hont the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to the newly formed Czechoslovakia. By the First Vienna Award belonged 1938-1945 briefly back to Hungary.

The village had until not too long ago about 850 inhabitants, of whom 62 % are Roma, 34 % Hungarians and Slovaks 4%, the majority of the population speaks Hungarian as their first language ( about 87 %).

The unemployment rate is 95 %, which is why many people regularly went to Austria to beg. Over time, these trips have focused on the city of Graz, where the men were with Pastor Wolfgang Pucher support, and others in the form of emergency shelter Vinzinest. 2007, the project was started Vinzipasta where the village women produce noodles, which are then marketed in Graz. The Roma population is also supported by the Vienna-based organization Quick Tip: Roma since 2008.

To address the situation of the school to improve, there is a school partnership with the Montesorri School in Maria Enzersdorf in Lower Austria.