Rétság
Rétság is a small town in Nógrád (county), Nógrád county, in Hungary. Location Rétság is located north of the capital Budapest on the E77 European main road, halfway between Vác and Balassagyarmat. The town is located at the border of Cserhát and Börzsöny hills. Its location determines the function of the town. History The settlement was the property of the Losonczy family in 1393, when its name was Réthy Saag. The Ottoman Empire, Ottoman conquest started in the middle of the 16th century (when castle Nógrád was captured by the Ottoman army) and lasted till the middle of the 17th century. During the Ottoman rule, Rétság became near totally desolated.Big landowners was in Rétság: Mehmed Daud 1562–1563, Ottoman from liva of Hussein pasha 1566–1567, Bosna Hassan 1583–1584, Gábor Lónyai 1656, Paul Sréter and his family 1770, widow count Mrs. Béla Benyovszky, Sándor Rosenbach, Frigyes Herzfeld in 1910. The St. Andrew Roman Catholic church was built in 1 ...
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