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Tokaj
Town/város
Tokajcivertanlegi1
Coat of arms of Tokaj
Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in Hungary
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
Region Northern Hungary Region
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Subregion Tokaj
Government
 • Mayor János Májer
Area
 • Total
29.18 km2 (11.27 sq mi)

Tokaj is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Northern Hungary Region, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the centre of the famous Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district where the world famous Tokaji wine is produced.

Tokai, a region of Cape Town, is named after the nearby mountains' resemblance to the hills of Tokaj-Hegyalja.

History[]

Tokaj Castle - colored etching - around 1664

Tokaj Castle around 1664

The wine-growing area was first mentioned by the name Tokaj in 1067. The town itself was first mentioned in documents in 1353. Its first castle was a motte, which was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Hungary. By the 14th century the town already had a stone castle, belonging to the Diósgyőr estate.

After 1450 Tokaj was the property of the Hunyadi family, so after Matthias Hunyadi became king, the town became a royal estate. In 1705 Francis II Rákóczi ordered the castle to be destroyed.

After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 the town prospered, but when the world wars came, it suffered a lot, lost its importance and its town status. Even its role in wine trade was taken over by Sátoraljaújhely.

Tokaj was granted town status again in 1986 and it started to prosper again. Now the town is a popular tourist attraction.

International relations[]

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

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