Abajvr

Abajvr
Abajvr

This coat of arms was granted to the Village of Abajvr by the Genus Aba (Family) Foundation to commemorate 700-year anniversary (June 15, 1312 June 15, 2012) of the Battle of Rozgony.

Location of Abajvr Coordinates: 48.52642N 21.31545E Country County Government Mayor Area Total Population (2001) Total Density Time zone 330 45.08/km2 (116.8/sqmi) CET (UTC+1) 7.32km2 (2.83sqmi) Pl Csuha (Independent) [1]

Coordinates: 48.52642N 21.31545E [1]

Hungary Borsod-Abaj-Zempln

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Summer (DST) Postal code Area code(s) CEST (UTC+2) 3898 46

Abajvr is a village in northeastern Hungary, next to the Slovakian border. It lies 72km (45mi) northeast of Miskolc, and 18km south of Koice (Kassa), Slovakia.

History
In addition to Gyngyspata in Heves County, from the 11th14th centuries Abajvr Castle was the main place of residence for the Aba (family), the second ethnic Royal House of Hungary [1] and one of the most important Hungarian families of the time. The first known written record pertaining to Abajvr dates back to 1046, but presumably an earth castle stood here much earlier. The new stone castle was built by King Samuel Aba. In the years that followed the bloodiest battle of the Medieval Hungary, the Battle of Rozgony, the castle of Abajvr became more or less a place of bad memories for the Aba family. June 15, 1312 fell on Thursday, so during the following two days all efforts were made to make certain that the wounded and the bodies of the dead be brought from the Rozgony battlefield, some 18km away, to Abajvr for care and burial before Sunday, the Lord's day. By the end of the month some eight hundred bodies were buried within the inner yard of the castle grounds. Perhaps it was because of this that the new king, Charles Robert of Anjou, had a very hard time to find a new master for the place. Shortly thereafter the story of the haunted castle developed into a legend. In 1345, King Charles Roberts Sicilian supporters, Nicholas, Philip and William Drugeth, gave Abajvr to Augustinians Friars. However, since the Druget brothers never owned the property at the first place, the property was taken away from Augustinians in 1351, and during the same year with the approval of the King, the Augustinian Order received the village Monyhd in Sros County (Mochnya, present-day Slovakia). In 1394, the castle and the surrounding land was given by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor into a Trust and care to a minor local aristocratic family King Samuel Aba of Hungary under a condition that they will finance additional fortification of the Abajvr Castle. While the Pernyis family gained their local importance after the Battle of Rozgony by giving their support to King Charles Robert of Anjou against the Aba, unfortunately even several decades latter they were not in a financial position to carry on with needed fortification. Eventually King Sigismunds treasury allocated some fund for the fortification of the castle, however, Pernyi used the money to build for themselves a family chateau on their own estate. A mistake that proved to be dear for the realm itself. In 1441, when Jan Zizka, a Czech Hussite warlord seized Abajvr for ransom, the Pernyi family could not raise even a small portion of the 24,000 gold ducats demanded by Hussite rebels. During the Middle Ages, the castle was located on an important trade route within the Kingdom of Hungary leading to the northern neighboring Kingdom of Poland (10251385). However, after the Battle of Mohcs (August 29, 1526) the Abajvr Castle lost its military significance and became of a lesser importance. The first squatters and settlers started to build their mud-houses under the castle walls during early seventeen hundreds. The 1715 census shows 18 inhabitants residing in 6 mud-households located under the castle walls. By 1870 there were already 737 inhabitants living in the village. Abajvr Census for the following years: 1880 838; 1890 761; 1900 796; 1910 763; 1920 783; 1930 751; 1941 724; 1949 768; 1960 726; 1970 640; 1980 403; 1990 328; 2001 326.

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The last two centuries

Due to the close proximately (18km) to the City of Kassa (Koice in present day Slovakia), Abajvr became a place of interest for many settlers. The 19th and 20th century exodus of Jews from Poland, Ukraine and Russia made-up a significant portion of the new population. The 20th-century land reforms became also an incentive for displaced and poverty-stricken people from other parts of Felvidek (A Northern part of the Hungarian Realm). On the one hand the population growth brought a certain prosperity to the region, however, on the other hand the newcomers greatly contributed to the devastation of the historical appearance of Abajvr. Within less than 100 years of continues construction of new residential homes, the local population totally dismantled the entire castle and its fortification walls to used the stone as a row material for building their houses. The unfortunate thing about this entire business is that the local population has totally destroyed one the Hungarys most important historical sides. What was once a center of the Second Hungarian ethnic Royal House (The House of Aba) and the pride of the Hungarian statehood became nothing more that unmarked cemetery a cemetery of which, even today, the majority of Hungarians are not aware. When we try to analyze the devastation of Abajvr Castle, the most diplomatic explanation one can offer is that the 19th and 20th century war conditions and the lack of appropriate laws relating to the protection of historical sites in Hungary during the Habsburg rule had a great deal to do with what happened to Abajvr. To this day the castle and the village bears Samuel Aba's name, and it actually means "Aba's New Castle". On the surface the castle does not exist any more, however, attempts are on the way to repair the castle hilltop with stone retaining walls. As well the initiative on the part of local historical society is to rebuild some of the original wood fortification, main castle gate and the old castle church. The castle gave its name to the historical Abaj county (now a part of Borsod-Abaj-Zempln). At the present time the castle grounds provide a resting place to several key members of the Aba family and another eight hundred knights slain during the Battle of Rozgony on June 15, 1312.

Infrastructure
Highways and roads: At the present time here is a very poor road infrastructure to and from Abajvr. Providing you are traveling Abajvr from Budapest / Miskolc, Hungary, or going south from Kassa (Koice), the best way is take Highway E79 / E71 to Hidasnmeti. The town of Hidasnmeti is only 4km south of Slovak Hungarian State border. This part of highway is in reasonably good shape. From Hidasnmeti you will need to travel east towards Gnc, Hungary, and then 3km past the town take left turn though Szujta to Abajvr. There are other small pictures mountain and country roads from the south, east and north, however, it would not be advisable to travel them over the winter season. The closest gas station to Abajvr is in Gnc, Hungary and there are two gas stations across the border in Kechnec, Slovakia. Local bus service is slow and limited, however, it provides an interesting experience for a one time visitor. Rail system: There is major international train artery through Hidasnmeti. The InterCity is a pleasant and considerably clean train service. Air services: There is an International Airport located only 20km from Abajvr in the city of Koice International Airport, Slovakia. Medical services: Abajvr has a local dentist, and there is a limited medical services offered at the Gnc Medical Center. Closest hospital is in Sziksz on the Highway E79 / E71, just 12km north of Miskolc. The City of Miskolc has a regional

Abajvr hospital. Local infrastructure: The residents of the village of Abajvr enjoy natural gas connection to their houses, running water and central sewerage system. There is no post office in the village and there is only a small convenience store run by a local person that mostly carries very limited food stock, but sells various alcohol and beer over the counter. There is no school in town. The community provides subsidized food catering service, including delivery, to the seniors.

Sources
Krist, Gyula - Makk, Ferenc: Az rpd-hz uralkodi (IPC Knyvek, 1996) Korai Magyar Trtneti Lexikon (9-14. szzad), fszerkeszt: Krist, Gyula, szerkesztk: Engel, Pl s Makk, Ferenc (Akadmiai Kiad, Budapest, 1994) Siebmachers Wappenbuch Die Wappen des Adels von Ungarn Almanach de Gotha [2]

References
List of rulers of Hungary Battle of Rozgony Samuel Aba, King of Hungary
[1] http:/ / tools. wmflabs. org/ geohack/ geohack. php?pagename=Aba%C3%BAjv%C3%A1r& params=48. 52642_N_21. 31545_E_type:city(330)_region:HU [2] http:/ / www. almanachdegotha. org/ id130. html/

External links
Abajvr Royal Historical Society The Battle of Rozgony (http://www.rozgony.info/) Official Website National Archives of Hungary (http://www.mol.gov.hu/)

Nearby villages
Kked (3km), Pnyok (4km), Zsujta (2km) Nearest town: Gnc (12km)

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