Sátoraljaújhely

Sátoraljaújhely is in Hungary

About the citySátoraljaújhely is in the north-eastern part of the country. It is situated at the foot of Tent hill. It is a small town with 18 000 inhabitants.

HistorySátoraljaújhely was granted town status in 1261 by King Stephan V. The city has often played an important role in the region’s history.

History

In the Treaty of Trianon Hungary lost northern territories.The border was set to the Ronyva stream , splitting the city into two parts.Two railway lines and the industrial zone were lost. The town’s industry was being rebuilt between the wars, but the World War II. stopped this development.During the reorganisation of administration in 1950, Zemplén became a part of the united Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, and Sátoraljaújhely lost its county capital status.

The new border

There are 4 secondary schools, and 6 primary schools in the town.

SCHOOLS

Lajos Kossuth Grammar School

The Hungarian Calvary

This monument is built to the memory of the cities and areas which Hungary lost because of the Treaty of Trianon.The stations look like a watchtower, and on the wall’s of these there are crests and poems. And on the top of the mountain there is a St. Stephen Chapel built in 1936.

Sights in the town

The Hungarian Calvary

Townhall

It was built from 1754 to 1768. In the Townhall there is the archives and salon.

The townhall is being repaired

Archives

Ferenc Kazinczy the famous neologist of the Hungarian language worked here for several years.

Lajos Kossuth Cultural Center There is a cinema and a theatre in it.

The Ferenc Kazinczy Museum

Museumof Hungarian Language

It is a building to the memory of Hungarian language, science, art and literature.

Churches in Sátoraljaújhely

The Roman Catholic Church

In the past Last year

Nowadays

The new pedestrian street (under construction), the „program-square”, and the laser-show (shows the Hungarian Calvary)

Sátoraljaújhely is part of the world-famous Tokaj wine-growing region and the World Heritage.

Vineyards The Wine-temple

A wine cellar

The famous „aszú”

Aszú in bottle

Cultural events

The International Folk Dance Festival

The opened vinecellars in Zsólyomka

The Zemplén Art Festival

There are a lot of sport-facilities in the city.There is a sport centre, a swimming pool, 2 football-pitches and a sport ground.

LEISURE

The sport ground

There is a swimming pool in the town.

You can go hiking or cycling in the town and in the surrounding hills.

You can go cycling on Eurovelo cycle path or cycling tours.

The Zemplén Adventure ParkThe town’s latest sight and attraction is the Zemplén Adventure Park.It is on the High hill.It containes: the longest chairlift in Europe, the longest bob-sled track of Middle-Europe, a plastic ski-slope, a tubby-track, and an adventure park.It is being built, but you can try the bob, and the chairlift already.

The chairlift in winter… …and in summer

The ski-slope in winter

The new, plastic ski-slope

The „tubby”

The bob-sled

The old ski-house……and the new, near the old one (under construction)

The adventure park

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