Pálháza
Encyclopedia
Pálháza is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
county, Hungary
, 87 km (54 mi) east from county capital Miskolc
.
estate. It was first mentioned in 1387.
The village was destroyed several times during the Hussite
wars and the Ottoman occupation of Hungary
. In 1711 a plague
killed the inhabitants. The village was mentioned again in 1786. Its lumber mill, the predecessor of today's lumber factory was built in 1875. It was followed by the construction of a narrow gauge railway route, the first forest railway in Hungary.
The national animal fair has been organized in Pálháza regularly since 1914.
After the Treaty of Trianon
Pálháza became a village near the new state border, but the village began to prosper again. In 1958 a mine was opened nearby.
In spite of local protests the narrow gauge railway line was demolished in 1980, but was built again after 1989.
Pálháza was granted town status in 2005, becoming the smallest town of Hungary (by population).
(3 km), Filkeháza
(2 km), Füzérradvány
(2 km), Kishuta
(7 km).
, a town named Pálháza exists on the fictional planet of Reach, which was colonized and populated by settlers of Hungarian descent.
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, 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...
, 87 km (54 mi) east from 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...
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History
The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village was founded in the 1320s and belonged to the FüzérFüzér
Füzér is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.- External links :* * *...
estate. It was first mentioned in 1387.
The village was destroyed several times during the Hussite
Hussite
The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus , who became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation...
wars and the Ottoman occupation of Hungary
Ottoman wars in Europe
The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe are also sometimes referred to as the Ottoman Wars or as Turkish Wars, particularly in older, European texts.- Rise :...
. In 1711 a plague
Pandemic
A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic...
killed the inhabitants. The village was mentioned again in 1786. Its lumber mill, the predecessor of today's lumber factory was built in 1875. It was followed by the construction of a narrow gauge railway route, the first forest railway in Hungary.
The national animal fair has been organized in Pálháza regularly since 1914.
After the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
Pálháza became a village near the new state border, but the village began to prosper again. In 1958 a mine was opened nearby.
In spite of local protests the narrow gauge railway line was demolished in 1980, but was built again after 1989.
Pálháza was granted town status in 2005, becoming the smallest town of Hungary (by population).
Nearby villages
BózsvaBózsva
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(3 km), Filkeháza
Filkeháza
Filkeháza is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. As of 2008 it had a population of 102, famous for their artichokes....
(2 km), Füzérradvány
Füzérradvány
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(2 km), Kishuta
Kishuta
Kishuta is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.- External links :*...
(7 km).
In popular culture
In the video game Halo: ReachHalo: Reach
Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360 console. Reach was released in North America, Australia, and Europe on September 14, 2010. The game takes place in the year 2552, where humanity is locked in a war with the...
, a town named Pálháza exists on the fictional planet of Reach, which was colonized and populated by settlers of Hungarian descent.