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Etymology

According to local tradition, the name of Vatta from the name of an 11th-century

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called "Vata".

History

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 ("Lower Vatta") and ("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.

Landmarks

* Odescalch Castle, built in the 18th century. *

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church, built in the 18th century in the

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, erected in 1926.

Notable people

Bertalan Szemere Bertalan Szemere (also referred to as Bartholomew Szemere, 27 August 1812 – 18 January 1869) was a Hungary, Hungarian poet and nationalist who became the third List of Prime Ministers of Hungary, Prime Minister of Hungary during the short peri ...

, the second

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, was born in Vatta on 27 August 1812.

References

External links

Street map
Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Borsod-geo-stub