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Vatta

Coordinates: 47°55′19″N 20°44′17″E / 47.922°N 20.738°E / 47.922; 20.738
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Vatta
Aerial photography of the Odescalch Castle
Aerial photography of the Odescalch Castle
Flag of Vatta
Coat of arms of Vatta
Vatta is located in Hungary
Vatta
Vatta
Location of Vatta in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°55′19″N 20°44′17″E / 47.922°N 20.738°E / 47.922; 20.738
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
SubregionMezőkövesd
RankVillage
Area
 • Total23.34 km2 (9.01 sq mi)
Population
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 • Total919
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3431
Area code+36 49
KSH code30076[1]
Websitehttps://vatta.hu/

Vatta is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary. It lies in the south of the county, 30 km (20 mi) from Miskolc and 19 km (12 mi) from Mezőkövesd.

Etymology

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According to local tradition, the name of Vatta from the name of an 11th-century pagan tribal chief called "Vata".

History

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The first known record of the village is in a charter of 1323. In the following centuries it was known as Vatha, Woytha, Watha, and Bata. From 1475 the settlement was recorded as Alsóvatta ("Lower Vatta") and Felsővatta ("Upper Vatta"), which indicates that there were two distinct and separate settlements. These combined later.

During the Ottoman 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. After Communist rule, in 1990 the village got its own parish council.

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