Alsózsolca
Alsózsolca is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.
Alsózsolca | |
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  Alsózsolca Location of Alsózsolca | |
| Coordinates: 48.07068°N 20.88018°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District | Miskolc |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.02 km2 (10.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 6,044 |
| • Density | 232.28/km2 (601.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3571 |
| Area code | (+36) 46 |
| Website | www |
In the 19th and 20th centuries, a Jewish community lived in the village. In 1930, there were 75 Jews in the village. In 1944, all the city's Jews were sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp, most of whom were murdered in the Holocaust.[1]
The village still has a Jewish cemetery.[2]
Geography
Alsózsolca is located in a low-lying area at the bank of Sajó river. The village has roads leading to Sajólád in the south, to Felsőzsolca due north, as well as towards Onga going north-east. The area has artificial lakes created from abandoned mines.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alsózsolca.
- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map (in Hungarian)
- Aerialphotographs of Alsózsolca
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