Seňa () (1249 ''Schena'', 1251 ''Scyna, Zyna'', 1255 ''Scynna'', 1402 ''Czena'') is a village and municipality in

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in the

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of eastern

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Etymology

According to István Kniezsa, the name is of Slavic origin, but he did not clarified its etymology. Ján Stanislav suggested Slovak/Slavic ''Seňa'' and associated it with

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names

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, ''Senje'' and Polish ''Sienino''. Branislav Varsik suggested Slavic personal name ''Seňa'' used not only among early Slovaks, but known also from the territories of present-day

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and

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. The Hungarian form ''Szina'' is probably the same phonetic adaptation (e → i) which is documented also for Senné, Veľký Krtíš District (Senná, in medieval documents also as ''Scinna'', ''Zynna'').

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1249 (''Schena'') when King

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installed here German free colonists from

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(''hospites de Cassovia''). The village, being an important marketplace, passed to

Čaňa Čaňa is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1164. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 177 metres and cove ...

village in 1255 and in 1402 to local Lord Miklos Perényi as a royal donation. Ján Jiskra gave the village to Košice. In 1567 the village was destroyed by Turks. In 1528 Ferdinand I of Habsburg defeated in battle the army condottiere Ján Zapolyai. In 1652 it was burned again by Turks. In the 17th century it passed to the Rozgonyi and Báthory noble families. Before

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, there was a large Jewish community of about 136 Jews. Most of the Jews in the community were murdered by the Nazis in

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Culture

Birthplace of Andreas Jaszlinszky.

References

External links

Villages and municipalities in Košice-okolie District {{Košice-okolie-geo-stub