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  Vatta Location of Vatta in Hungary | |
| Coordinates:47°55′19″N20°44′17″E / 47.922°N 20.738°E /47.922; 20.738 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Subregion | Mezőkövesd |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.34 km2 (9.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 919 |
| • Density | 39.4/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3431 |
| Area code | +36 49 |
| KSH code | 30076[1] |
| Website | https://vatta.hu/ |
Vatta is a village inBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County,Hungary. It lies in the south of the county, 30 km (20 mi) fromMiskolc and 19 km (12 mi) fromMezőkövesd.
According to local tradition, the name of Vatta from the name of an 11th-centurypagantribal chief called "Vata".
The first known record of the village is in a charter of 1323. In the following centuries it was known asVatha,Woytha,Watha, andBata. From 1475 the settlement was recorded asAlsóvatta ("Lower Vatta") andFelsővatta ("Upper Vatta"), which indicates that there were two distinct and separate settlements. These combined later.
During theOttoman rule of the 16th century, the village was razed and the inhabitants had to flee several times.
In 1895 Vatta became a town, and from 1950 an independent village. AfterCommunist rule, in 1990 the village got its ownparish council.
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