Nyékládháza is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, northern

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, from county capital

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History

The area has been inhabited since ancient times; archaeological finds include an Avar cemetery. The villages Mezőnyék and Ládháza came into being around the

conquest of Hungary Hungary in its modern (post-1946) borders roughly corresponds to the Great Hungarian Plain (the Pannonian Basin). During the Iron Age, it was located at the crossroads between the cultural spheres of the Celtic tribes (such as the Scordisci, Boii ...

; they were mentioned first in 1270 and 1293, respectively, although Mezőnyék had a different name then and had this name only from the 14th century. The name changes indicate that the villages were destroyed several times, but were rebuilt again and again. The two villages were unified in 1932 under the name Nyékládháza. The village got town status in 2003. The local

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church was built and completely financed in 1943 by the landowner

József Lenz József Lenz (March 18, 1897 – March 14, 1965) was a commercial counselor, Hungarian Fruit Distributor, tradesman of exotic fruits, reserve hussar captain, decorated with the Order of Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, Chairman of the National Associ ...

(1897-1965), who was also commercial counselor and merchant. József Lenz donated it to the town and to the church, and his son, vitéz József Lenz (1922-1942), who died during the

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, is buried in the crypt of the temple. His daughter,

Klára Lenz Klára Mária Hermina Lenz (30 June 1924, in Budapest – 16 February 2013, in Madrid) was a Hungarian Gobelin tapestry artist who emigrated to Venezuela during World War II, and in 1950 moved to Colombia. She was the wife of the Hungarian no ...

(1924-2013)

Gobelin tapestry The Gobelins Manufactory () is a historic tapestry factory in Paris, France. It is located at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near Les Gobelins métro station in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. It was originally established on the site as a medieva ...

artist, who was the wife of the Hungarian nobleman Endre Farkas de Boldogfa (1908-1994), Major of the General Staff of the Hungarian Armies during World War II, donated part of her tapestry collection to the town.

Tourist sights, programs

* Szepessy-Egry manor * Baroque Protestant church * Lake Nyéki * Saint's Day Fair in August * Roman Catholic church built in 1943 * The

collection of

Twin towns – sister cities

Nyékládháza is twinned with: *

Chrzanów Chrzanów () is a town in southern Poland with 35,651 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999) and is the seat of Chrzanów County. History History to 1809 It is impossible to establish ...

, Poland

References

External links

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