Emőd

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

Emőd
Town
Reformed church
Reformed church
Flag of Emőd
Flag
Coat of arms of Emőd
Coat of arms
Emőd is located in Hungary
Emőd
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 an anonymous notary of Béla III. 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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