Felsővadász

Felsővadász
Rákóczi family castle
Coat of arms
Felsővadász Location of Felsővadász
Coordinates: 48.37034°N 20.92010°E / 48.37034; 20.92010
Country	Hungary
County	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
• Total	18.64 km^2 (7.20 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	550
• Density	29.5/km^2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3814
Area code	46

Felsővadász (Rusyn: Горні Вадас) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Geography

Felsővadász village is located in the valley between Kupa and Gadna. The closest towns are Szikszó (18 km), Edelény and Encs (kb. 30 km).

History

The name Felsővadász means "upper-hunter," because this location was given to the royal hunters together with Alsóvadász ("lower-hunter"). The first mention was in 1279. The Rákóczi family^[1] bought the village in 1517. The Turkish army attacked and burned the castle in 1567. In 1860, a windstorm ruined the wooden Greek Catholic Church, so a new church was erected in 1864.

Notable people

The family castle of George II Rákóczi is in this village what appears in the lower part of the coat of arms.

References

1. "Felsővadász". 6 January 2020.

External links

• Street map Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
• HUngarian Catolic Lexicon: Felsővadász
• Szeposzag.hu: Felsővadász webpage about attractions ofFelsővadász