Tolcsva

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Tolcsva
Village
Aerialphotography: Tolcsva - palace
Aerialphotography: Tolcsva - palace
Flag of Tolcsva
Flag
Coat of arms of Tolcsva
Coat of arms
Tolcsva is located in Hungary
Tolcsva
Tolcsva
Location of Tolcsva
Coordinates: 48°17′04″N 21°26′58″E / 48.28457°N 21.44942°E / 48.28457; 21.44942Coordinates: 48°17′04″N 21°26′58″E / 48.28457°N 21.44942°E / 48.28457; 21.44942
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
DistrictSárospatak
Area
 • Total16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2015)[1]
 • Total1,818
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3934
Area code(+36) 47
Websitetolcsva.hu

Tolcsva is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is the birthplace of film pioneer William Fox.

Notable residents[]

  • Barna Buza, Hungarian politician and jurist, Minister of Agriculture (1918-1919) and Minister of Justice (1918)
  • Béla Mezőssy, Hungarian politician, Secretary of Agriculture (1906-1910) and Minister of Agriculture (1917-1918)
  • Margit Feldman (1929-2020), Hungarian Holocaust survivor and activist[2]
  • William Fox, Hungarian-American businessman, founder of the Fox Film Corporation and the Fox West Coast Theatres

References[]

  1. ^ "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ Bella, Timothy (17 April 2020). "Holocaust survivor dies of the coronavirus 75 years after she was liberated from concentration camp". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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