Emőd

Emőd is a very small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 25 kilometers from county capital Miskolc.

Emőd
Town
Reformed church
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Emőd
Location of Emőd
Coordinates: 47.93333°N 20.81690°E / 47.93333; 20.81690
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
DistrictMiskolc
Area
 • Total49.42 km2 (19.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total4,785
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3432
Area code(+36) 46
Websitewww.emod.hu

History

The area has been inhabited since the Conquest of Hungary. Its name comes from an old Hungarian personal name. The town was first mentioned by Anonymus. Emőd has been a wine-growing area since the 14th century. In 1882 it was burnt down, but was rebuilt later. In 1872 it was downgraded to a village, and got town status back only on August 19, 2001 AD.

Before World War II, there was a Jewish community in Emőd. At its height, there were 123 Jews in the community most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[2]

References
  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. Emőd, Hungary at JewishGen
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