Boldog (Hungary)
Encyclopedia
Boldog is a municipality
in Heves County, more precisely in the kistérség (hungarian subregion)
Hatvan. It is situated between the rivers Zagyva
and Galga and is located 9 km from Hatvan
.
and Galga and at the point of intersection of three counties (comitatus
), that of Heves, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Pest. The place is rich of historical evidences. In the south of the municipality, the remains of the Devil's Dykes
take course, that had been built by the Sarmatians
between 324 and 337 and that connects the rivers Danube
and Tisza
.
The villages was mentioned first time in the year 1395 (as Boldogazzonhothvana). The municipality matured continously: since 1867, vine is cultivated here and also the cultivation of melons became more and more important since that time. Boldog is in terms of keeping traditions, one of the most faithful towns in Heves County. The first book about stitchery in Boldog was published in 1942: it also introduced the white work of Boldog.
The costumes of Boldog can be viewed in action yearly on the Jézus Szíve Búcsú (third sunday after Pentecost). Several groups have been founded to keep the old songs and customs alive: die Kaláris-folk-dance-group, the mens choir of Boldog as well as the womens choir.
, Turkish troups advanced into the area,the inhabitants of Boldog had to leave the original place Boldog was located at and settled down villages location today (then a marsh). According to the legend, the „move“ was done within a single night and when the villages leader, judge István Bonta, bumped his stick into the marshs islands ground saying: "Itt leszünk mi boldogok!" (in english "Here we will be happy", the hungarian word boldog means happy).
Actually, the name is probably derivated from Nagyboldogasszony – a hungarian name for the Virgin Mary.
. In 2010, Boldog had 3041 inhabitants.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Heves County, more precisely in the kistérség (hungarian subregion)
Subregions of Hungary
Subregions of Hungary are subdivisions of the counties of Hungary, dividing the twenty counties into 175 administrative subregions. Budapest is both a county and a subregion.The subregions are listed below, by...
Hatvan. It is situated between the rivers Zagyva
Zagyva
The Zagyva is a river in Hungary. Its length is 160 km, and drains an area of about 5,677 km². The source is near Salgótarján in Nógrád county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye, Pásztó, Hatvan and Jászberény and flows into the Tisza River at Szolnok. Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m³/s....
and Galga and is located 9 km from Hatvan
Hatvan
Hatvan is a town in Heves county, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty". Hatvan is located at around ....
.
History
Boldog is inhabitad continously for several millennia. Boldog is situated between the rivers ZagyvaZagyva
The Zagyva is a river in Hungary. Its length is 160 km, and drains an area of about 5,677 km². The source is near Salgótarján in Nógrád county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye, Pásztó, Hatvan and Jászberény and flows into the Tisza River at Szolnok. Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m³/s....
and Galga and at the point of intersection of three counties (comitatus
Comitatus
Comitatus may refer to:* Comes, a Latin word with similar meaning* Comitatenses, the Roman late Imperial mobile army...
), that of Heves, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Pest. The place is rich of historical evidences. In the south of the municipality, the remains of the Devil's Dykes
Devil's Dykes
The Devil's Dykes , also known as the Csörsz árka or the Limes Sarmatiae , are several lines of Roman fortifications built mostly during the reign of Constantine I , stretching between today's Hungary, Romania and Serbia.-History:The fortifications consisted of a series of...
take course, that had been built by the Sarmatians
Sarmatians
The Iron Age Sarmatians were an Iranian people in Classical Antiquity, flourishing from about the 5th century BC to the 4th century AD....
between 324 and 337 and that connects the rivers Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
and Tisza
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
.
The villages was mentioned first time in the year 1395 (as Boldogazzonhothvana). The municipality matured continously: since 1867, vine is cultivated here and also the cultivation of melons became more and more important since that time. Boldog is in terms of keeping traditions, one of the most faithful towns in Heves County. The first book about stitchery in Boldog was published in 1942: it also introduced the white work of Boldog.
The costumes of Boldog can be viewed in action yearly on the Jézus Szíve Búcsú (third sunday after Pentecost). Several groups have been founded to keep the old songs and customs alive: die Kaláris-folk-dance-group, the mens choir of Boldog as well as the womens choir.
Legend about the origin of the name
When in 1552, during the occupation of Hungary through the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, Turkish troups advanced into the area,the inhabitants of Boldog had to leave the original place Boldog was located at and settled down villages location today (then a marsh). According to the legend, the „move“ was done within a single night and when the villages leader, judge István Bonta, bumped his stick into the marshs islands ground saying: "Itt leszünk mi boldogok!" (in english "Here we will be happy", the hungarian word boldog means happy).
Actually, the name is probably derivated from Nagyboldogasszony – a hungarian name for the Virgin Mary.
Population
In 2001, 96% oft he population were Magyars, 4% considered themselves Roma. The Hungarian residents can be considered part of the ethnic group of the PalócPalóc
The Palóc are a subgroup of the Magyars in Northern Hungary. While Palócs have retained distinctive traditions, including a very apparent dialect of Hungarian, Palócs are also ethnic Hungarians by general consensus....
. In 2010, Boldog had 3041 inhabitants.
Mentionable things
- Tájház: built in 1871, it is now a memorial of art that introduces the traditional way of house building and the culture of the Palóc.
- Baroque church: in ist garden, a monument of John of NepomukJohn of NepomukJohn of Nepomuk is a national saint of the Czech Republic, who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional...
- Heroes garden with a monument for the soldiers fallen in action inn WWI and II
- cemetery chapel with a memorial table in Sándor Dávidas honor (doctor of Mihály TáncsicsMihály TáncsicsTáncsics Mihály was a Hungarian writer, journalist and politician.Mihály Táncsics was born as a son of Croatian father and Slovak mother.- References :...
'); across from that, there is the millenium memorial park with a statue of Stephen I of Hungary and a Kopjafa in honour of the soldiers of Boldog