Mezőkeresztes is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern

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Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc and from Eger. History The area has been inhabited since the Great Migration. It is likely that the first Hungarian settlement was formed here sh ...

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Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque build ...

Location

south from county seat

Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...

. Can be reached by car on highway M3. The train station ''Mezőkeresztes–Mezőnyárád'' is away from the town itself, towards

Mezőnyárád Mezőnyárád is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukra ...

History

The area around it has been inhabited since the Great Migration. In the 14th century it belonged to the

Diósgyőr Diósgyőr (Hungarian: �dioːʒɟøːr is a historical town in Hungary, today it is a part of Miskolc. The medieval castle in Diósgyőr was a favourite holiday residence of Hungarian kings and queens; today it is a popular tourist attraction. The ...

estate. King Ladislaus V granted market town status to Mezőkeresztes. In 1596, there was a great

Battle of Mezőkeresztes ), Hungary , result = Ottoman victory, , combatant1 = Ottoman Empire , combatant2 = Principality of Transylvania (1571–1711), Transylvania Kingdom of HungaryWalloons, Walloon and French mercenariesSerbian hajduksC ...

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Mehmed III Mehmed III (, ''Meḥmed-i sālis''; tr, III. Mehmed; 26 May 1566 – 22 December 1603) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603. Mehmed was known for ordering the execution of his brothers and leading the army in the L ...

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Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

defeated the

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n forces. During the battle the Sultan had to be dissuaded from fleeing the field halfway through the battle. After the end of the Ottoman era, the town prospered but in the 19th century it lost its importance and became a village. In 1950, oil resources were found nearby; they were exploited by the 1980s. Mezőkeresztes was granted town status on July 1, 2009.

Nearby villages

Mezőnagymihály Mezőnagymihály is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.Mezőnyárád Mezőnyárád is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukra ...

(4 km),

Szentistván Szentistván is a village in Northern Hungary, in the Mezőkövesd district of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. Name The village was named after the first king of Hungary, St. Stephen (''Szent István'' in Hungarian). Location Szentistván is in ...

(cca. 8 km) Nearest town:

(12 km).

References

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* in Hungarian {{DEFAULTSORT:Mezokeresztes Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County