Zemplén (county)
Zemplén may refer to: * Zemplén County, a historical region of the Kingdom of Hungary * the part of the historical region in present-day Hungary, now part of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county * Géza Zemplén, Hungarian chemist See also * Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén * Zemplén Mountains (in Hungary) *Zemplín (other) Zemplín or Zemplén can refer to: * Zemplín (region) Zemplín is the name of an informal traditional region located in eastern Slovakia. It includes the Slovak part of the former Zemplén county, often including the Slovak part of the Ung county ...

Zemplén County
Zemplén ( hu, Zemplén, sk, Zemplín, german: Semplin, Semmlin, la, Zemplinum) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The northern part of its territory is now situated in eastern Slovakia ( Zemplín region), while a smaller southern portion of the former county belongs to Hungary, as part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Geography Zemplén county shared borders with Poland (during some periods the with the Austrian crownland Galicia) and the Hungarian counties Sáros, Abaúj-Torna, Borsod, Szabolcs and Ung. It was situated in the easternmost strip of what is now Slovakia (except for the region between Vihorlatské vrchy and the Latorica river), plus a strip along the Bodrog and Tisza rivers in present-day Hungary. The rivers Laborc and Bodrog flowed through the county. Its area was 6,269 km² around 1910. Capitals Initially, the capital of the county was the Zemplín Castle (Hungarian: ''Zempléni vár'', Slovak: ''Zemplínsky hrad''), ...
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Géza Zemplén
Géza Gusztáv Zemplén, Ph.D. (26 October 1883 – 24 July 1956) was a notable Hungarian chemist, organic chemist, professor, and chemistry author. He was a recipient of the Kossuth Prize, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and was the brother of Professor Győző Zemplén. His major field of research was structural chemistry and biochemistry including the synthesis of naturally occurring flavonoid-glycosides (isolated from plants). Life Géza Zemplén was born in Trencsén, the son of János Zemplén and Janka Vittlin, both Roman Catholics. After having completed his secondary education in Fiume, he enrolled in the Eötvös College Budapest in 1900. During his studies he produced two prize-winning works in the sciences. In 1904 he obtained a Ph.D. (doctor rerum naturalium). After having completed his probationary year of teaching, he became a certificated teacher. He then joined the faculty of the College of Mining and Forestry in Selmecbánya in 1905. One y ...
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Zemplén Mountains
Zemplén Mountains () or Tokaj Mountains (; hu, Zempléni-hegység or ''Tokaji-hegység'') is a mountain range in Hungary. Its highest peak is the Nagy-Milic at 894 metres above sea level. The range is part of the North Hungarian Mountains within the Carpathian Mountains. Its steep peaks are the bases for many medieval stone castles, such as the castle of Sárospatak Sárospatak (german: Potok am Bodroch; la, Potamopolis; sk, Šarišský Potok or ; ) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, northern Hungary. It lies northeast from Miskolc, in the Bodrog river valley. The town, often called simply ''Pa ... and ''Füzéri vár'' (Füzér Castle). Zempléni mese.jpg, Zemplén Mountains Castle of Füzér, view.jpg, ''Füzéri vár'' (Füzér Castle) in the Zemplén Mountains References External links Zempléni hegység- photos and information about Zemplén Mountains (in Czech) Mountain ranges of Hungary Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians ...
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