Putnok
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Northern Hungary | ||||
| County : | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Ózd | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Putnok | ||||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 18 ' N , 20 ° 26' E | ||||
| Height : | 154 m | ||||
| Area : | 34.73 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 6,743 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 194 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 48 | ||||
| Postal code : | 3630 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 27410 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Barnabás László Tamás (Fidesz-KDNP-PVE) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth út 5. 3630 Putnok |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Putnok is a Hungarian city in the district of the same name in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county .
Location and traffic
Putnok is located in northern Hungary , 40 kilometers northwest of the Miskolc county seat , on the left bank of the Sajó River .
The main road No. 26 runs through Putnok, which is joined by roads No. 2523 and No. 2602 in the town center. The city is connected to the railway line from Miskolc to Ózd . Passenger traffic on the route from Putnok to Eger was discontinued in 2009.
history
On September 18, 1560, the designated Bishop of Eger , Antonius Verantius (Antal Verancsics) wrote to Emperor Charles V about the endangered situation of Putnok, which, together with Gedew Castle , was attacked several times by the Turks in those days because of the from them conquered Fylek Castle and the resulting land corridor would pose a great threat to the entire area, including Erlau (now Eger). If the emperor does not follow up with deeds soon, for example by providing Mr. Bebek, who is firmly anchored in the neighborhood, with pay for hundreds of riders, this area will have considerable doubts about the emperor's energy and will slide into further uncertainty.
In January 1941 there were 519 Jews living in Putnok, 11% of the population. They were ghettoized in May 1944 and deported to Auschwitz via Miskolc in June of that year .
sons and daughters of the town
- Ludwig Blau (1861–1936), scholar
- Ede Tóth (1844–1876), playwright
Town twinning
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Fécamp , France, since 1995 -
Tisovec , Slovakia, since 1999 -
Tornaľa , Slovakia, since 2000
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Nowy Żmigród , Poland, since 2003 -
Ludgeřovice , Czech Republic, since 2007
Web links
- Putnok Official Website ( Hungarian )
- Putnok in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)
literature
- Putnok , in: Guy Miron (Ed.): The Yad Vashem encyclopedia of the ghettos during the Holocaust . Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 2009 ISBN 978-965-308-345-5 , pp. 625f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verancsics Antal, Összes Munkái, 8th volume, letters 1559–1562, Pest 1868 (Monumenta Hungariae Historica - Magyar Történelmi Emlékek), 19th volume, letter no. LIII, pp. 170–175, here p. 173 f .