Coordinates: 48°24′N 20°44′E / 48.400°N 20.733°E / 48.400; 20.733

Szendrő

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For the city in Serbia also called Szendrő in Hungarian, see Smederevo.
Szendrő
Town
Aerial view - Szendrő Castle ruins
Aerial view - Szendrő Castle ruins
Flag of Szendrő
Flag
Coat of arms of Szendrő
Coat of arms
Szendrő is located in Hungary
Szendrő
Szendrő
Coordinates: 48°13′02″N 20°43′07″E / 48.21715°N 20.71852°E / 48.21715; 20.71852
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
DistrictEdelény
Area
 • Total53.56 km2 (20.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total4,260
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3752
Area code(+36) 48
Websitewww.szendro.hu

Szendrő is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 40 kilometers (25 mi) from county capital Miskolc.

History

Szendrő was first mentioned in 1317. It was named after its owner Szend. Szendro is a Hungarian last name. The first stone-built castle of the county was built there, and it was an important border fortress during the Turkish occupation of Hungary, until Prince Francis II Rákóczi had it destroyed in 1707.

Szendrő was the capital of the comitatus between 1613 and 1660, and the centre of the Szendrő district between 1615 and 1930. The railway line of the Bódva valley (built in 1896) strengthened its role as a market town.

Szendrő obtained town status in 1996.

The Jewish Community

Early Years

Jews settled in the town during the second half of the 18th century, mainly engaging in commerce and viticulture. They built a synagogue, educational institutions, and charitable organizations, and a Chevra Kadisha operated there. Following the schism in Hungarian Jewry (1868-1869), the community joined the Orthodox stream. In 1929, the Jewish community included 42 merchants, three farmers, two industrialists, a teacher, a lawyer, two doctors, an engineer, three clerks, and six craftsmen. The town also had an ancient Jewish cemetery.[2]

World War II Era

On the eve of World War II, 277 Jews lived in the town. The pro-German Hungarian government restricted the rights of Jews starting in 1938. In 1942, 15 community leaders were imprisoned and later conscripted for forced labor in Ukraine, where most perished. In March 1944, German soldiers took community leaders as hostages. A ghetto was established in May 1944, and Jews were forced into labor. They were eventually transferred to Miskolc and then sent to Auschwitz.[2]

Post-World War II Community

After the war, about 30 Jews returned and renewed community life under Rabbi Yitzchak Zvi Deutsch. In 1948, a memorial was erected for the 280 martyrs, and the synagogue was renovated.[2] However, due to local harassment, many Jews emigrated from Hungary. Jewish cemeteries remain in the town.[3][4]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Szendrő is twinned with:[5]

References

  1. ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. ^ a b c The Register of Communities - an encyclopedia of the Jewish settlements from their founding to after the Holocaust of World War II, Yad Vashem Publishing House, Jerusalem, 1975, pp. 403-404
  3. ^ "Szendrő 1". Izraelita Temetők (in Hungarian). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Szendrő 2". Izraelita Temetők (in Hungarian). 17 April 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Testvértelepülések". szendro.hu (in Hungarian). Szendrő. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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