Aszaló
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| Postal code | 3841 |
| Area code | 46 |
Aszaló is a village in
Location
It is located 18 km northeast of
Access
It is accessible by public transport by Main Road 3 or by train on the Miskolc-Hidasnémeti railway line.
Surrounding settlements
Csobád (9 km), Halmaj (about 6 km), Kazhmar (9 km), and the nearest town Szikszó (5 km).
History
Its first mention was from 1275, under the name of Ozalou. Already in the
In 1824 and 1854, fires destroyed the majority of the village, but it was rebuilt both times.
In the
In the 1960s, an air defense artillery missile base and a military base were built in the area, but they were closed in the 1980s.
In the 2011 census, 80% of the population were Hungarian and 20% were of Romani origin.[5]
Politics
The last local elections were held on 3 October 2010, when the voter turnout was 832 people (59.43%.)
| Candidate's name | Party | Votes | Percentage |
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| Károly Árvai | Independent | 344 | 41.95 % |
| Gábor Zsolt Horváth | Fidesz | 49 | 5.98 % |
| Dr. Zoltán Mészáros | Independent | 328 | 40 % |
| József Tóth | Independent | 99 | 12.07 % |
Sights
- A Late Baroque, Roman Catholic church from the 1770s .
- A Reformed churchfrom the late 18th century.
References
- ^ "Kiadványtár - Központi Statisztikai Hivatal". www.ksh.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Mayoral Election Result in Aszaló". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Hungarian Jewish census
- ^ Jews from the village who were murdered in the Holocaust
- ^ "Központi Statisztikai Hivatal". www.ksh.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
External links
- Street map (in Hungarian)
