Felsőzsolca

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2
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official_name=Felsőzsolca


subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
area_total_km2=16.24
population_total=7120|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=2001|population_density_km2=440.27
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=3561
area_code=46
latd=48.10872
longd=20.85557

Felsőzsolca is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, in the Miskolc agglomeration.

History

The area has been inhabited since Neolithic times. The town was first mentioned in 1281 in a document about territory disputed between Zsolca and Miskolc. The document states that the border of the two towns will always be the river Sajó.

In the Middle Ages Zsolca was a prospering village, but the Turks destroyed it. The village suffered a lot during the revolution against the Habsburgs in 1848–49, and when the Russians (allies of the Habsburgs) burnt it down. In 1867 a monument was built commemorating the Battle of Zsolca. This made the village the second place in the country where a monument for the revolution was erected.

During the 20th century the county became an important industrial area, and the population of Felsőzsolca grew, mainly because of its proximity to Miskolc. By 1980 it had more than 7000 residents. In 1997 it was granted town status.

Unlike many villages, Felsőzsolca managed to avoid being annexed to Miskolc, mostly because of the Sajó, which acts as a natural border between them, but the town lives in symbiosis with the city. Felsőzsolca is the only town that is connected to Miskolc by the bus lines of MVK Rt., the city's mass transport company even though it's officially an independent town.

External links

* [http://www.felsozsolca.hu The official site of the town]
* [http://www.fiz.hu Felsőzsolca Industrial Zone]