Tarcal | |
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  Tarcal Location of Tarcal in Hungary | |
| Coordinates:48°07′53″N21°20′34″E / 48.13128°N 21.34267°E /48.13128; 21.34267 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.72 km2 (20.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 2,824 |
| • Density | 52.57/km2 (136.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3915 |
| Area code | +36 47 |
| Website | http://tarcal.hu/ |
Tarcal is a village on the eastern edge ofBorsod-Abaúj-Zempléncounty, northernHungary, in the famousTokaj-Hegyalja wine district, 55 km (34 mi) fromMiskolc.
Tarcal is located at48°07′N21°25′E / 48.117°N 21.417°E /48.117; 21.417, at the western foot of the 516 m highNagy Hill atTokaj at the southernmost foothills of theEperjes-Tokaj mountain range..
Tarcal is probably the best grape-growing locale of the world famous Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. All the traditional Tokaji grape varieties (Furmint,Hárslevelű,Sárga Muskotály (Yellowmuscat) grown here dry well on the vine, so they are suitable for excellent vintage wines, special quality Szamorodni wines, and 3-to-6PuttonyosTokaji aszú wines. These wines are seasoned inoakwood casks in cellars covered with choice mould (racodium cellare, a noble cellar mould).
The estate was presented to Captain Turzul byÁrpád at the time of the Conquest.
In 1941 the population of Tarcal was 4004.
During deportations to theUSSR in 1945 the local priestJános Szerednyei voluntarily agreed to join a group of Tarcal inhabitants rounded up for deportations. He was sent to a labour camp inVorosilovka, a part of thegulag. Szerednyei died in a coal mine accident in 1948.
In 2015 an 8.5-meter statue of Jesus was displayed on a hill above the village.[3] The sculptor was Sándor Szabó.[4]
The Jewish population in Tarcal was 299 in 1941. Most of the Tarcal Jews were murdered in theHolocaust in 1944. In 1946 only 30 Jews lived in Tarcal.[5]
Among the famous rabbis of Tarcal were:
The architectural sights of the village are mostly connected to theRákóczi family. The mansions called King court, Rákóczi tavern and Sebeö mansion got their present form at the end of the 18th century.
TheRoman Catholic church is from 1615. Its foundations, crypt and the bottom part of the tower are of medieval origin. TheCalvinist church, where a memorial tablet commemorates the Reformed Confession, which was created here by the Tarcal Council in 1564, and the oval planned Terézia chapel were built between 1770 and 1790. The renovated synagogue was built around 1800.[6]
Another interesting sight of Tarcal may be the Andrássy Manor, which was built in baroque style in the 16th century. Under the mansion, owned by theAndrássy family for several decades, there is a hidden cellar mainly used for producing and storing wine.
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