Borsodnádasd
Encyclopedia
Borsodnádasd is a small industrial town
in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
county, Northern Hungary
; 80 kilometers from the county capital Miskolc
, and 10 km (6 mi) from the city of Ózd
.
it belonged to the estate of the Nádasdy family.
Industrialization began with the opening of the coal mines in the 19th century.
In 1903, the village was renamed to Borsodnádasd.
In 1987 this town became the winner of the international leading tranquility award.
Borsodnádasd was granted town status in 2001.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
county, Northern Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
; 80 kilometers from the county capital Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
, and 10 km (6 mi) from the city of Ózd
Ózd
Ózd is a city in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, away from county seat Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest city of the county.-History:The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village Ózd was mentioned first in 1272...
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History
Borsodnádasd was first mentioned in documents in 1210, as Nádasd. In 1332 it already had a church. In the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
it belonged to the estate of the Nádasdy family.
Industrialization began with the opening of the coal mines in the 19th century.
In 1903, the village was renamed to Borsodnádasd.
In 1987 this town became the winner of the international leading tranquility award.
Borsodnádasd was granted town status in 2001.