Felsőtárkány is a municipality in the

Eger District Eger () is a district in eastern part of Heves County. ''Eger'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district lies between of Bükk Mountains and ...

Heves county Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and ...

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Geography

The municipality lies in the Tárkány basin, at the foothills of the

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, on an area of 7734.6

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s, 6 km northeast from

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History

Middle ages

The history of Felsőtárkány goes back to the 13th century with the first descriptive mention in the form of Oltarkan and Feltarlam in a document from 1261. During the 14th-15th century the settlement was made up of two parts, Alsó- and Felsőtárkány (''Lower- and Upper-Tárkány'') Between 1330 and 1335,

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monks settled in the monastery built in Felsőtárkány. During the Ottoman invasion the medieval Felsőtárkány was destroyed in 1526, and was never populated again. Alsótárkány was also destroyed in 1552, but it was repopulated in 1577. In the Middle Ages Feltarkan belonged to Eger bishopric according to the possession confirmation certificate from 1261. The medieval Felsőtárkány was situated around the castle garden, north form today's settlement. On this site, Miklós II, the bishop of Eger ordered the building of a

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for the Carthusian monks, which was built between 1330 and 1350. During the Ottoman attacks the monastery was also destroyed with the settlement, and is in ruins since 1552.

Early modern times

Already as a "

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village" in 1694 the name was finally changed to Felsőtárkány. In 1750 Archbishop Barkóczy built the Castle Fourcontrasti, and a monastery for the Nazarenes. The remains of the monastery can be still seen on the north of the settlement. The population of Felsőtárkán was changing rapidly, from 862 in 1786 to 1440 in 1869.

Postwar era

On 10 December 1944 the

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ended for the residents of the municipality. In 1950, with the number of 17 members, the ''"Dózsa"'' agricultural cooperative was formed. The number of the members started to increased after 1960, and the territory of the cooperative reached the 1000

Politics

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms of Felsőtárkány is divided into four parts and framed with gold. On the left is a brown head of a stag, symbolizing hunting and game-breeding. On the right, a special and rare wild flower can be seen, called ''Boldogasszony papucsa'' ( lady's-slipper orchid), a species unique to Hungary. The bottom of the shield is divided in two, as white and blue parts with opposite-coloured waves representing

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Tárkány and

Imókő, flowing through the village symbolically.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Felsőtárkány is twinned with:

Economy and infrastructure

Culture and sightseeing

* Felsőtárkány National Forest Railway Felsotarkany-bw

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''Kálvin János'' *

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''Bűnbánó Szent Mária Magdolna (Penitent St Mary Magdalene)'' The late Baroque style historic building, ordered by bishop Károly Eszterházy, was built between 1785 and 1790 by József Francz master mason from

. The altars by Giacomo and Giovanni Adami, were finished by 1793, while the statues were done by József Mozer stonemason. The patron of the church is Penitent St Mary Magdalene.

Sport

Felsőtárkány SC Felsőtárkány Sport Club is a professional football club based in Felsőtárkány; Heves County, Hungary. The club competes in the Heves county league. Name changes *1951-2008: Felsőtárkányi TSz SK *?-2008: Felsőtárkány SE *2008-2015: F ...

, association football club

References

External links

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Municipality's official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Felsotarkany Populated places in Heves County