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Sátoraljaújhely

Eastern Europe

Sátoraljaújhely is a border town in northeastern Hungary, in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, historically known as the Capital of Zemplén for its former role as seat of Zemplén County. It lies within the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, recognized since 2002 as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape, and known for its wine production. The 1920 Treaty of Trianon split the town along the new Hungary-Slovakia border, leaving a portion on the Slovak side as Slovenské Nové Mesto.

Facts
Population
12,653 1
Area (sq km)
73.45 1
Founding Year
1261 2
Founding Year
1261 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Latitude
48.39405 degrees north 1
Longitude
21.65611 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
FAQs

What changed for Sátoraljaújhely after the border was drawn in 1920?

It became a border town and the seat of a reduced Zemplén County.

After the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, Sátoraljaújhely became a border town almost overnight. It went from a busy rail junction to a terminus, and it became the seat of the reduced Zemplén County.
Sources
1. Sátoraljaújhely (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 12,653 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 48.39405, longitude 21.65611
  • P2046 (area)
    area 73.45 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 12653 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Sátoraljaújhely
Wikipedia (Hungarian)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Sátoraljaújhely hivatalos alapítási évének 1261-et tekintik, amikor V.
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3. GeoNames: Sátoraljaújhely - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 108 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 48.25, 21.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 48.25, 21.75
48.25 21.75 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Sátoraljaújhely - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 715839
Quote, cities500 record 715839
48.39492 21.65871 P PPLA2 HU 04 065 18052 108 Europe/Budapest
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Sátoraljaújhely (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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