Zajta
| Zajta | |||||
|
|||||
| Basic data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Northern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Fehérgyarmat | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Fehérgyarmat | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 54 ' N , 22 ° 48' E | ||||
| Area : | 9.17 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 445 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 49 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 42 | ||||
| Postal code : | 4974 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 06275 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2019) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Zoltán Pál Kosztya (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth Lajos u. 5 4974 Zajta |
||||
| Website : | |||||
| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Zajta ( Eng . Strings) is a Hungarian municipality in the Fehérgyarmat district in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county . Together with Vállaj and Mérk, it is one of the three Sathmarschwabian settlements on the Hungarian side of the border area between Romania and Hungary.
Geographical location
Zajta is 14 kilometers northeast of the town of Csenger , a good kilometer from the Romanian border. The neighboring municipality of Rozsály is one kilometer to the north. Beyond the Romanian border is the place Peleș in the Satu Mare district .
Surname
The name comes from the Hungarian name Zah, which in turn can be traced back to the Hebrew personal name Zacheus.
history
The first mention dates back to 1314 as Zalyta, the village once belonged to the Gutkeled family . In 1671 the place was destroyed by imperial troops under Karl Strasoldo and was uninhabited until 1767. In the next few years the village of Sathmar Swabians was repopulated. Some believe that the first settlers arrived in the place in 1790. Others put the year 1767 as the time for the first settlement with Sathmar Swabians. It is more likely that Swabians settled in Saiten from 1790, since the first births are recorded in the Catholic church register at the end of 1793. Most of the immigration came from Erdeed from 1794 onwards . The old Gothic church from the 14th century, which in the meantime belonged to the Reformed in the 16th and 17th centuries, was rebuilt in the Baroque style between 1791 and 1819 according to plans by the architect Josef Bitthauser . The patron saint of the church was Saint George and the village population has been able to use the church since 1793. In 2010, after a renovation, wall paintings, walled-in windows and niches were discovered. The drawings by the architect Josef Bitthauser of the original church are still preserved. They came to help the restorers with the renovation work. The church was rededicated on October 12, 2014.
The village was part of Romania for a few months after the Trianon Peace Treaty . Since this did not correspond to the maps drawn, Gál Vitéz Lajos initiated a new review. After finding out that Saiten was on Hungarian territory according to the maps, the Romanian army left the place on July 4th, 1920.
Community partnerships
Zajta has partnerships with municipalities in Romania and Poland.
traffic
The municipality's railway station is the easternmost in Hungary. There are train connections to Fehérgyarmat . The railway line was originally built between Fehérgyarmat and Sathmar , and when the border was drawn after the Trianon Peace Treaty of 1920, Saiten became the terminus. The tracks laid on the Romanian side were removed. The secondary roads No. 41135 and No. 41335 run through the village. A road leads to the Romanian border in a south-easterly direction. There is a border crossing there that is open on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hungarian German place names. In: Ungarndeutsche.de. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Flesch, Ferdinand. 1982. The fate of the Erdeed / Sathmar congregation and their Swabians on the 500th anniversary of the D. Church. Vienna.
- ↑ Vonház, István. 1931. A Szatmármegyei Német Telepítés. Pécs: Dunántúl Pécsi Egyetemi Könyvkiadó.
- ^ FamilySearch.org. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
- ↑ strings | colmac's blog! Retrieved on July 16, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Flesch, Ferdinand. 1982. The fate of the Erdeed / Sathmar congregation and their Swabians on the 500th anniversary of the D. Church. Vienna.
- ↑ Középkori freskót találtak a zajtai templomban. Retrieved July 16, 2019 (Hungarian).
- ↑ Érintetlen 14. század Zajta templomában. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Zajta. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .