Abasár
Abasár is a village (population 2,593) in Heves county in Hungary, situated near Gyöngyös in the foothills of the Mátra mountains. It was founded as Saár (literally "mud", later Sár) in 1261, and later took the prefix Aba from the Aba clan. To the west of the village is the Sár-hegy (Sár Hill), a national nature reserve.
The area was inhabited intermittently according to archaeological evidence as early as around 2500 BC and was first mentioned in writings from 1261. In 1950 the village merged with Pálosvörösmart and in 2006 split back into two separate villages.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, few Jews lived in the village. Most of them were murdered in the Holocaust.
The area was inhabited intermittently according to archaeological evidence as early as around 2500 BC and was first mentioned in writings from 1261. In 1950 the village merged with Pálosvörösmart and in 2006 split back into two separate villages.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, few Jews lived in the village. Most of them were murdered in the Holocaust.
Map - Abasár
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Country - Hungary
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The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungarian grand prince Árpád. His great-grandson Stephen I ascended the throne in 1000, converting his realm to a Christian kingdom. By the 12th century, Hungary became a regional power, reaching its cultural and political height in the 15th century. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, it was partially occupied by the Ottoman Empire (1541–1699). Hungary came under Habsburg rule at the turn of the 18th century, later joining with the Austrian Empire to form Austria-Hungary, a major power into the early 20th century.
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HUF | Hungarian forint | Ft | 2 |
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