Irota

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Irota
Coat of arms of Irota
Irota (Hungary)
Irota
Irota
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Northern Hungary
County : Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Edelény
District since 1.1.2013 : Edelény
Coordinates : 48 ° 24 '  N , 20 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '56 "  N , 20 ° 52' 34"  E
Height : 180  m
Area : 12.34  km²
Residents : 69 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 6 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 48
Postal code : 3786
KSH kódja: 05005
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type : local community
Mayor : Sándor Bencs (independent)
Postal address : Petőfi Sándor u. 66
3786 Irota
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )
Irota

Irota is a Hungarian community in the county Edelény in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén .

Geographical location

Irota is located in northern Hungary , 40 kilometers north of Miskolc and 20 kilometers northeast of the small town of Edelény , at an altitude of 180 meters on the small river Vadász-patak (German Jägerbach ), which flows south. Two kilometers north of the village is the highest peak in the Kecske-pad region (German goat dam ) at an altitude of 340 meters. Neighboring communities are Szakácsi , two kilometers south and Lak , six kilometers south.

history

The village was first mentioned in 1320. In 1726 the population consisted of Hungarians and Ruthenians . Most of the residents worked as shepherds, foresters and small farmers. In the 19th century a quarry was used in the village to produce the locally used bricks and roofing tiles.

In 1851 Irota was home to 36 Catholics , 358 Greek Catholics , five Calvinists , four Evangelicals and eight Jews . The last census (2001) mentions 117 inhabitants, 38 of whom are Catholics, 70 Greek Catholics, six Calvinists and three who do not belong to any of these groups.

The only church in Irota is the Greek Catholic Church Istenszülő oltalma . Roman Catholic believers also go to mass here. Several wooden constructions preceded the current stone building from 1846 with iconostasis . In 1898 the originally whitewashed interior was decorated with frescoes. In the main street there is a small chapel built in 1925 and renovated in 1965. It is used for smaller services during the week.

The manor house (Petőfi út 42), once owned by the noble Fáy family, was used as the party secretary's seat, as a public library and as a family doctor's office during the communist era . After years of neglect and deterioration, it has been renovated and now serves as a private residence.

The houses in the village are usually rectangular in shape and consist of three rooms. The houses are not in a straight line as the residents always try to build them at the highest point of their property to protect them from possible water damage.

traffic

Irota can only be reached from the south via the secondary road No. 26133. The nearest train station is to the west in Szendrő .

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