Sátoraljaújhely

Sátoraljaújhely (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃaːtorɒjjɒuːjhɛj], German: Neustadt am Zeltberg, Slovak: Nové Mesto pod Šiatrom, Yiddish: איהעל or אוהעלי) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County on the border with Slovakia. It is east from the county capital Miskolc.

Nearby town Pálháza is also described here.

Understand
Sátor-alja (meaning "under the tent", referring to the tent-shaped hill nearby) was a settlement from the Conquest of Hungary until the Tatars destroyed the town. It was rebuilt in the 13th century, although there was disagreement among the citizens concerning the name: some wanted to keep the original name, and some wanted to rename it új hely ("new place").

Sátoraljaújhely was granted town status in 1261 by King Stephen V, and a castle was also built around that time. It has often played an important role in the region's history: revolts against Habsburg rule began there in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Sátoraljaújhely has always been an important town in culture. Ferenc Kazinczy, one of the reformers of the Hungarian language, lived here in the 18th century. At the turn of the 20th century the town was home to a small but important Jewish community: some 4,500 of the town's 13,000 residents were Jewish.



Sátoraljaújhely
Trains are available in every two hours from Budapest-Keleti pályaudvar via Miskolc, Szerencs and Sárospatak. The journey takes more than 3 hours and costs.

Slovenské Nové Mesto
Slovenské Nové Mesto (Újhely) Train Station is in Slovakia, but very close to Sátoraljaújhely. Trains are available from Košice (Kassa) in every 1–2 hours. The journey takes about an hour, and costs. Other direct connections are: Čierna nad Tisou (Tiszacsernyő), Kyiv (Ukraine).

Get around
There is no local public transport service. You can use the regional buses operated by Volánbusz.

By narrow-gauge train
Pálháza State Forest Railway (Pálházi Állami Erdei Vasút) operates narrow-gauge trains between Pálháza and Rostalló. The trains are operated only between March 15 and November 3. The ticket costs for adult: ; for senior, student:.



Further afield
In Felsőregmec:

In Füzér:

In Füzérradvány:

In Hollóháza:

In Kovácsvágás:

In Mikóháza:

In Pálháza:

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Connect
Sátoraljaújhely's postal code is H-3980, and its telephone area code is 47.



Go next

 * Gönc – town west
 * Ibrány – town south
 * Sárospatak – town southwest
 * Szerencs – town southwest
 * Tokaj – town southwest