Vatta
Vatta is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary. It lies in the south of the county, 30 km from Miskolc and 19 km from Mezőkövesd.
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Vatta is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary. It lies in the south of the county, 30 km from Miskolc and 19 km from Mezőkövesd.
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• Official Name — Vatta • Image Shield — HUN Vatta Címer.svg • Image Flag — Flag of Vatta.svg • Image Skyline — Vatta - Palace.jpg • Image Caption — Aerial photography of the Odescalch Castle • Pushpin Map — Hungary • Pushpin Map Caption — Location of Vatta in Hungary • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Hungary • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén • Subdivision Type3 — Subregion • Subdivision Name3 — Mezőkövesd • Subdivision Type6 — Rank • Area Total Km2 — 23.34 • Postal Code — 3431 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Area Code — +36 49 • Area Code Type — Area code • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Total Type — Total • Population Total — 919 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Density Urban Km2 — auto • Population Density Metro Km2 — auto • Population As Of — 2009 • Blank Name — KSH code • Blank Info — 30076 • Website — property Vatta is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary. It lies in the south of the county, 30 km from Miskolc and 19 km from Mezőkövesd.
Etymology
Etymology
According to local tradition, the name of Vatta from the name of an 11th-century pagan tribal chief called "Vata".
History
History
The first known record of the village is in a charter of 1323. In the following centuries it was known as Vatha, Woytha, Watha, and Bata. From 1475 the settlement was recorded as Alsóvatta ("Lower Vatta") and Felsővatta ("Upper Vatta"), which indicates that there were two distinct and separate settlements. These combined later. During the Ottoman rule of the 16th century, the village was razed and the inhabitants had to flee several times. In 1895 Vatta became a town, and from 1950 an independent village. After Communist rule, in 1990 the village got its own parish council.
Landmarks
Landmarks
• Odescalch Castle, built in the 18th century. • Roman Catholic church, built in the 18th century in the Baroque style, dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin. • Reform Church. • Monument of Heros, by János Pásztor, erected in 1926.
Notable people
Notable people
• Bertalan Szemere, the second prime minister of Hungary, was born in Vatta on 27 August 1812.
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