Boldva
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History
The village got its name from the river Bódva. The vicinity had been a settled place since ancient times in the NeolithicNeolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
, Bronze age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
and Iron age
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
. Written documents mention the village from the 13th century as Boldua.
Between 1175 and 1180 the Ordo Saint Benedict built a monastery at Boldva. The monastery church was erected to Saint John the Baptist. At the same time a rotunda was used by the village people. The ruins of this rotunda were excavated in the 1980s, during the renovation of the Árpád age church.
A famous codex, the so called Pray codex, The Sacramentarium Bolvense contains one of the oldest Hungarian text: The Speech at the Funeral. During the second Mongolian invasion at 1285 the building was destroyed and burned. The monks escaped to the Somogyvár
Somogyvár
Somogyvár is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.It is situated south from Lengyeltóti, between Lengyeltóti, Öreglak andSomogyvámos.- History :...
monastery. Later, during the Türkish wars, the church was renewed and reformed.
Sightseeings
- The reformed church and the ruins of the monastery, built in the 12th century. It had been built in romanesque style, in basilica form with 3 naves and 2 towers at the eastern sied of the building.
- Castle building of the Szathmáry family, from the 19th century.
Neighbour villages
SajóecsegSajóecseg
Sajóecseg is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary....
(5 km), Sajósenye
Sajósenye
Sajósenye is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary....
(6 km), Ziliz
Ziliz
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(3 km), and the town of Edelény
Edelény
Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north from county seat Miskolc.-History:...
and Sajószentpéter
Sajószentpéter
Sajószentpéter is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the Miskolc–Kazincbarcika agglomeration, 10 kilometres away from the county capital.-History:...
also ca. 10 km.