Bodrogkeresztúr

Bodrogkeresztúr (shortly, "Keresztúr", Yiddish: קערעסטיר) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Bodrogkeresztúr
Municipality
View of Bodrogkeresztúr
Seal
Bodrogkeresztúr
Location within Hungary
Coordinates: 48°9′37″N 21°21′35″E
Country Hungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
ProcessusTokaji járás
Government
  MayorMájer József
Area
  Total29.87 km2 (11.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total1,109
  Density37.96/km2 (98.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3916
Area code(s)47

Before World War II, there was a sizable Jewish community in Bodrogkeresztúr. At its height, there were 535 Jews in the community, but most of them were exiled by the Nazis during the Holocaust in Hungary.[1][2]

Rabbi Yeshaya Steiner of the Kerestir Hasidic dynasty lived here at 67 Kossuth Utca. The house still serves thousands of people annually.

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