PROBLEMATIKA PÔVODU HUNCOKÁROV SO ZAMERANÍM NA NEMECKY HOVORIACE KRAJINY

Huncokars, who belonged to the German ethnic group, lived scattered on forest settlements located in present day southwestern Slovakia. In several chronologically different colonization stages, they settled mainly at the territory of Little Carpathian Mountains. They were professionally oriented to work in forestry. Although German and Sudeten German research respectively, has provided a broader knowledge about their everyday life, the question of their origin is still relatively ambiguous. The main goal of my study is, based on available written materials, the identification of huncokar families or individuals, who came from German-speaking countries.