Sajókeresztúr is a village in
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
, about seven kilometres north of
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...
, between
Szirmabesenyő and
Sajóecseg. It has a kindergarten, a primary school (Eötvös József Általános Iskola) and a football team (Sajókeresztúri Fociklub).
History
Sajókeresztúr is a settlement inhabited since prehistoric times. It is one of the settlements along the Sajó river, close to the Bükk mountains, which was put on the path of
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
development by viticulture, wine production, and trade.
The first reference to its existence is from the 14th-15th centuries, in the registry book of the Miskolc kin (family) estates, referred to as ’Keresztwr’. The name was taken from its church, which was mentioned as ‘ecclesia Sancte Crucis’ in papal registry documents.
Sajókeresztúr was the property of one of the most considerable land-owner families of the time, the Bebek family. It obtained the rank of market town in the 17th century. Is inhabitants went through torturous times under the Turks, but still remained there. In recent history of the settlement the Borsod Metal Works - which were built up in the limits of the settlement, but are no longer in production — played a significant role.
Demographics
97% of the population is Hungarian, 3% declared as
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Romani people, or Roma, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin
** Romani language, an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities
** Romanichal, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom
* Romanians (Romanian ...
.
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Main sights
* Roman Catholic church
* Reformed church
References
Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
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