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| Coordinates:48°07′17″N21°24′45″E / 48.121443°N 21.412468°E /48.121443; 21.412468 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District | Tokaj |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,155[1] |
| Demonym | tokaji |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 85.3% |
| • Romani | 1.3% |
| • Germans | 0.6% |
| • Slovaks | 0.2% |
| • Ruthenians | 0.1% |
| • Ukrainians | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 29.0% |
| • Greek Catholic | 10.1% |
| • Calvinists | 20.0% |
| • Lutherans | 0.6% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| • Non-religious | 8.6% |
| • Unknown | 31.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3910 |
| Area code | (+36) 47 |
| Website | www |
Tokaj (Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈtokɒj]ⓘ) is a historicaltown inBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, NorthernHungary, 54 kilometers from county capitalMiskolc. It is the centre of theTokaj-Hegyalja wine district whereTokaji wine is produced.
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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 amotte, which was destroyed during theMongol invasion of Hungary. By the 14th century, the town already had a stone castle, belonging to theDiósgyőr estate.[4]
After 1450, Tokaj was the property of theHunyadi family, so afterMatthias Hunyadi became king, the town became a royal estate. In 1526, after the Ottomans captured Petervarad (modern dayPetrovaradin,Serbia),Cistercians from Petervarad and its surroundings relocated to Tokaj and greatly improved wine making in the area. In 1705,Francis II Rákóczi ordered the castle to be destroyed.
After theAustro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, the town prospered, but when the World Wars came, it suffered greatly, losing its importance and town status. Even its role in wine trade was taken over bySátoraljaújhely.
Tokaj was granted town status again in 1986 and it again started to prosper. Now, the town is a popular tourist attraction.
Tokaj wine region is a historical wine region located in northeasternHungary and southeasternSlovakia. It is one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary (Hungarian: Tokaji borrégió). Hegyalja means "foothills" in Hungarian, and this was the original name of the region.
The region consists of 28 named villages and 11,149 hectares of classified vineyards, of which an estimated 5,500 are currently planted. Tokaj has been declared aWorld Heritage Site in 2002 under the name Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape. However, its fame long predated this distinction because it is the origin ofTokaji aszú wine, the world's oldestbotrytized wine.
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Tokaj travel guide from Wikivoyage
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