Abaújvár is a village in Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, next to the Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

n border. It lies 72 km (45 mi) northeast of Miskolc

Miskolc

Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

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History

In the 11th century, the village belonged to the Aba clan, one of the most important Hungarian families of the time, and was first mentioned in 1046, but presumably an earth castle stood here much earlier. The new stone castle was built by King Samuel Aba. The village's name means "Aba's New Castle". The castle

Castle

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, which doesn't exist any more, gave its name to the historical Abaúj

Abaúj

Abaúj is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. In parts of the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with Torna County to form Abaúj-Torna county. Its territory is presently in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary...

 county (now mostly a part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...

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During the Middle Ages

Middle Ages

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, the village was next to an important trade route leading to Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, which was a neighboring country to the Kingdom of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary

The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...

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Since the Trianon treaty, the village is next to the border and doesn't have much significance.

Nearby villages

Kéked

Kéked

Kéked is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.-References:...

 (3 km), Pányok

Pányok

Pányok is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.-References:...

 (4 km), Zsujta

Zsujta

Zsujta is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. A large bronze age hoard of weapons was discovered in the village in the late 19th century and can be found at the British Museum, London.- External links :* *...

 (8 km)

Nearest town: Gönc

Gönc

Gönc is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 70 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the northernmost town of Hungary and the second smallest town of the county.- History :...

(12 km)