Mezőkeresztes

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Mezőkeresztes

County	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area	74,26 km²
Population Total (2001) Population density	4187 57,43 /km²
Postal code	3441
Area code	49

Mezőkeresztes is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary near Mezőkövesd and Eger.

[edit] Location

35 km south from county seat Miskolc. Can be reached by car on highway M3. The train station Mezőkeresztes-Mezőnyárád is 3,1 km away from the village itself, towards Mezőnyárád.

[edit] History

The area around it has been inhabited since the Great Migration. In the 14th century it belonged to the Diósgyőr estate. King Ladislaus V granted market town status to Mezőkeresztes (today it's a village).

In 1596, there was a great Battle of Mezőkeresztes, where Mehmed III, a sultan of the Ottoman Empire defeated the Habsburg and Transylvanian forces. During the battle the Sultan had to be dissuaded from fleeing the field halfway through the battle.

After the end of the Ottoman era the town prospered but in the 19th century it lost its importance.

In 1950 oil resources were found nearby; they were exploited by the 1980s.

[edit] Nearby villages

Mezőnagymihály (cca. 4 km), Mezőnyárád (4 km), Szentistván (cca. 8 km)

Nearest town: Mezőkövesd (12 km).

Coordinates: 47°50′N 20°42′E