Vizsoly
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Northern Hungary | ||||
| County : | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Abaúj-Hegyköz | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Gönc | ||||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 23 ' N , 21 ° 13' E | ||||
| Height : | 150 m | ||||
| Area : | 18.41 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 818 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 44 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 46 | ||||
| Postal code : | 3888 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 21087 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Miklós Bihi (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Szent János u. 155, 3888 Vizsoly |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Vizsoly is a Hungarian community in the county Gönc in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén .
Geographical location
Vizsoly is located in northern Hungary , about 45 kilometers northeast of the Miskolc county seat on the left bank of the Hernád River . Neighboring communities are Korlát , Vilmány , Novajidrány and Hernádcéce .
history
The name of the village appears for the first time in 1215 as Vislu or Visili . In the Middle Ages, the town usually de possessed individual board of the Kingdom of Hungary .
In the second half of the 16th century, the Supreme Judge of Hungary ( Hungarian országbíró) Stephan Báthory de Ecsed (* 1555, † 1605) and his wife Euphrosina Homonnay, nee. Extend sovereignty in Vizsoly. Since both promoted the Reformation , they set up a printing house in Vizsoly with the ulterior motive of printing Reformation books here.
In 1588, the Polish printer Bálint Mantskovits opened a printing house here. In this office the first Hungarian Bible translated by Gáspár Károlyi was printed in an edition of 700 copies. The first edition appeared in July 1590.
One of about 20 surviving copies is in the reformed church of Vizsoly, which was renovated after 1960 and to which a small Bible museum is attached.
Attractions
- Bálint Mantskovit bust
- Granary ( magtár ), built in the 18th century
- Greek Catholic Church Istenszülő elhunyta , built in 1901
- János Kálvin bust
- Molnár-Albert-Szenczi bust
- Reformed Church
- Keresztelő Szent János születése Roman Catholic Church , built in 1799
traffic
The road no. 3713 runs through Vizsoly. The Korlát-Vizsoly station south of the village is connected to the railway line from Abaújszántó to Hidasnémeti .
photos
reformed Church
Interior of the reformed church
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Web links
- Vizsoly Official Website (Hungarian)
- Aerial views over Vizsoly
- A vizsolyi református templom. Tiszáninneni Református Egyházkerület, accessed March 9, 2013 (Hungarian).
- Vizsoly. Térképcentrum, accessed March 9, 2013 (Hungarian).
- Bible from Vizsoly (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
- ^ András Szabó: The Bible by Vizsoly , in: Joachim Bahlcke, Stefan Rohdewald, Thomas Wünsch: Religious places of remembrance in East Central Europe: Constitution and competition across nations and epochs , Walter de Gruyter, 2013, ISBN 978-3-050-09343- 7 , pp. 372-376