Edelény is a town in
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern
Hungary
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. It lies in the valley of
Bódva River, north of the 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 ...
. The historic
L'Huillier-Coburg Palace is located there.
History
The area has been inhabited since ancient times (Paleolithic stone tools were found here). Edelény was first mentioned in 1299, but the village of Borsod, which was annexed to the town in the 20th century, was already mentioned in 1108 (Borsod ''comitatus'' belonged to the castle of Borsod in the Middle Ages).
The residents of Edelény worked in agriculture in mediaeval times. During the Turkish occupation of Hungary, the town was deserted several times.
In the 19th century, industry became more important in the area. In 1838, a sugar factory was built, and a
brown coal
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mine was opened. The Jewish population (1910: 8.3%; 1941: 7.9%) was deported and murdered in early June 1944.
Two nearby villages were annexed to Edelény: Borsod in 1950, and Finke in 1963. Edelény got town status in 1986.
Twin towns – sister cities
Edelény is
twinned with:
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Bad Sobernheim
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, Germany
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Moldava nad Bodvou
Moldava nad Bodvou ( hu, Szepsi; german: Moldau (an der Bodwa)) is a town and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1255.
Geography
The t ...
, Slovakia
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Siewierz
Siewierz is a town in southern Poland, in the Będzin County in the Silesian Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Siewierz.
History
Siewierz was first mentioned in 1125, and was administered by the Castellan of Bytom. In 1177, Casimir II of Poland grant ...
, Poland
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Worb
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History
Worb is first mentioned around 1130-46 as ''Worw''.
The oldest traces of settlements in the area include scattered neolith ...
, Switzerland
References
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Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Palaces in Hungary