- Tállya
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
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timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Tállya
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
area_total_km2=37.96
population_total=2151
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=56.66
postal_code=3907
area_code=47
latd=48.23519
longd=21.22522Tállya is a
village inBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, NorthernHungary , 45 kilometres from county seatMiskolc , in the famousTokaj-Hegyalja wine district.Geography
Tállya is located at coord|48|23|N|21|23|E|. According to the
2001 Census the village has a total area of convert|37.96|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on.Demographics
As of the census of 2001, there are 2205 people residing in the village; 98.4%
Magyars , 1.3% Roma, and 0.3% other. The population density is 58/km². There are 1004 housing units at an average density of 26.44/km².History
The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village was first mentioned in the
13th century . According to sme sources the area was settled byWalloon settlers, who brought viticulture to the area; the name of the village possibly comes from the French word "taille" (meaning "cutting", referring that the tres of forests on the hills had to be cut so that vine can grow there).Tállya soon became the most important village of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. A letter by Bishop Andrew from 1272 mentions that after the Mongol invasion (1241-42) Italians settled down in the area. Tállya also had a
castle by then, which has been destroyed since then, but some of the ruins still can be seen.From 1584 Tállya's
Protestant pastor wasGáspár Károli , who was the first to translate theBible to Hungarian.In the
17th century Tállya was already mentioned as atown , surrounded by a wall and amoat . In1631 Ferdinand II gave the town right to hold a market and exempted its citizens from taxes. In 1683Imre Thököly and his supporters met in Tállya during his fight to free Hungary fromHabsburg rule; after the freedom fight the imperial troops pillaged the area, which led to theHegyalja uprising in1697 .In a census from the mid-1780s Tállya was the largest town of
Zemplén county with a population of 4388. The quick development of the town was mostly due to its vineyards and its hopitality. Anyone who wanted to settle down in Tállya was exempt from paying taxes for 12 years if he plants a vineyard. Still Tállya lost its town rights in1896 because it couldn't afford paying the expenses of being a town.In
1928 apyroxene andandesite mine was opened.World War I and II claimed the lives of 110 and 87 Tállya soldiers, respectively. Soviet troops occupied the village onDecember 14 ,1944 .After the war the population started to decrease mostly because the village's distance from main roads, the lack of markets for wine, the decreasing price of wine, and the Socialist régime's industrial politics which tended to favor the major cities over smaller settlements. By 1980 Tállya had only 2815 residents.
Gallery
Trivia
* Prince
Francis II Rákóczi presentedLouis XIV of France with Tállya wine. The king allegedly said: "This is the king of wines, the wine of kings!"
* Another legend says that at theCouncil of Trent a Hungarian bishop gave a taste of Tállya wine toPope Pius IV , who said "Summum pontificem talia vina decent" – aLatin word play meaning "Tállya wine / This kind of wine is worthy to be on His Holiness' table!"
* It has been said thatLouis Kossuth was baptized in Tállya in1802 , since his hometownMonok didn't have aProtestant church. Recently this proved to be only a legend.
* Tállya is also said to be the geometrical centre ofEurope , but since many other places claim this distinction, it seem to depend on what countries and areas one counts as Europeans.External links
* [http://tallya.uw.hu/ Lavotta Guest House] (in Hungarian, English, German)
* [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?tid=12210 Map of the village]
* [http://www.ekler-architect.hu/Poject/AXA-02.htm A short description of the area]
* [http://www.tallya.hu Official site] (Hungarian only)
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