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Tiszadob is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the
Northern Great Plain The Northern Great Plain ( ) is a statistical ( NUTS 2) region of Hungary. It is part of the Great Plain and North (NUTS 1) region. The Northern Great Plain includes the counties of Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Be ...
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of eastern
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.


Geography

It covers an area of and has a population of 3,341 people (2001).


Nobility

The families of notable
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that are known to have lived in Tiszadob, at some point in time between 1786 and 1895, include:
Andrássy Small arms of the Andrássy family The House of Andrássy is the name of a Hungarian noble family of very ancient lineage that was prominent in Hungarian history. The full family name is ''Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka''. Csí ...
, Balogh,
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, Doby, Görgei, Lakatos,
Székes Ernei ( ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of six villages: Călușeri (''Székelykál''), Dumbrăvioara (''Sáromberke''), Ernei, Icland (''Ikland''), Săcăreni (''Székes''), and Sângeru de Pădure (''Erdőszengy ...
,
Tóth Tóth (sometimes Tót or Toth) is a Hungarian surname, Hungarian ethnonymic surname that was an older term related to the "Tótok" meaning Slavs (of Slavonia i.e. Croats, also Slovenes and Slovaks), since one of the Hungarian names for Slavic part ...
and
Zákány Zákány () is a village in Hungary which is located in Somogy County next to the Croatian border. Location of Zákány Located in Southern Transdanubia, next to the Croatian border and river Dráva. Nearest Cities: * Csurgó:16 km *Nagyk ...
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History

Tiszadob and its surroundings were inhabited before the
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. Archeological excavations in the vicinity revealed traces of
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and
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cemeteries, and traces of a Csörsz ditch and a
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were found on the outskirts of the village. The settlement first appears in writing in 1220, in the Oradea Register, and it's later mentioned in a 1336 document. The village was a royal estate for a long time, and then the property of the Dob branch of the Gutkeled clan. In 1430,
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donated it to the diocese of
Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...
. The settlement was among the estates of the Báthori family since 1588. It was raided by the
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in the mid 17th century. From the end of the 17th century the village belonged to Ferenc Rákóczi II and his sister, however, after Hungary's failed
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, this estate was confiscated from the Rákóczi family. It was bought by Ferenc Károlyi in 1746, and then (through marriage) the village and its surroundings became the property of the
Andrássy Small arms of the Andrássy family The House of Andrássy is the name of a Hungarian noble family of very ancient lineage that was prominent in Hungarian history. The full family name is ''Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka''. Csí ...
family.
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István Széchenyi Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (, ; archaically English: Stephen Széchenyi; 21 September 1791 – 8 April 1860) was a Hungarian politician, political theorist, and writer. Widely considered one of the greatest statesme ...
made the first hoeing here in Tiszadob in 1846, symbolizing the beginning of the regulation of the Tisza. The participants of this famous event are reminded of the monument erected here by István Széchenyi, Gyula Andrássy and Pál Vásárhelyi. The castle of Count Andrássy in Tiszadob was built by Gyula Andrássy, the first foreign minister of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, between 1880-1885. The
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behind the castle was also established at that time. Count Sándor Andrássy, Member of Parliament, was the last owner of the castle and the huge estate. After 1945, the castle and the Andrássy estate were nationalized. The two sons of Sándor Andrássy, Count Imre Andrássy (1891-1985) and Count Mihály Andrássy (1893-1990) were forced to leave the country. The first died in the United States and the second in Canada. The area of the park of Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob decreased after the Second World War, currently 15 cadastral moons. The castle was turned into an orphanage. During the
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the nobleman member of the family
Farkas de Boldogfa The Farkas de Boldogfa family, (in Hungarian: "''boldogfai Farkas család''"; in German: "''Farkas von Boldogfa''"), is the name of a Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family. Their members were landowners that occupied diverse relevant role ...
, Endre Farkas de Boldogfa, Major of the General Staff of the Hungarian royal army and his wife Ms. Klára Lenz, were landwoners on Tiszadob (1,154 hectares belonged to Tiszadob, 422 belonged to Kesznyéten). After the Second World War, the Counts Andrássy were explelled from Tiszadob and lost they property rights over the castle and the lands. The noble family
Farkas de Boldogfa The Farkas de Boldogfa family, (in Hungarian: "''boldogfai Farkas család''"; in German: "''Farkas von Boldogfa''"), is the name of a Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family. Their members were landowners that occupied diverse relevant role ...
suffered the same fate as the Counts Andrássy.


Demographics

As of 2022, the town was 88.7% Hungarian, 4.4%
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. The population was 13.3%
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, and 7.8%
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.


See also

* Andrássy Castle


References

Populated places in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Andrássy family {{Szabolcs-geo-stub