Szendrő | |
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 Aerial view - Szendrő Castle ruins | |
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  Szendrő | |
| Coordinates:48°13′02″N20°43′07″E / 48.21715°N 20.71852°E /48.21715; 20.71852 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District | Edelény |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.56 km2 (20.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 4,260 |
| • Density | 79.5/km2 (206/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3752 |
| Area code | (+36) 48 |
| Website | www |
Szendrő is a smalltown inBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, NorthernHungary, 40 kilometers (25 mi) from county capitalMiskolc.
Szendrő was first mentioned in 1317. It was named after its owner Szend. Szendro is a Hungarian last name. The first stone-builtcastle of the county was built there, and it was an important border fortress during the Turkish occupation of Hungary, until PrinceFrancis II Rákóczi had it destroyed in 1707.
Szendrő was the capital of thecomitatus between 1613 and 1660, and the centre of the Szendrő district between 1615 and 1930. Therailway line of the Bódva valley (built in 1896) strengthened its role as a market town.
Szendrő obtained town status in 1996.
Jews settled in the town during the second half of the 18th century, mainly engaging in commerce and viticulture. They built asynagogue, educational institutions, and charitable organizations, and aChevra 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]
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]
After the war, about 30 Jews returned and renewed community life under Rabbi Yitzchak Zvi / Herman 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]
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