Zajta (Romanian: Zaita[2]) is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary.

Zajta
Coat of arms of Zajta
Zajta is located in Hungary
Zajta
Zajta
Location of Zajta in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°54′N 22°48′E / 47.9°N 22.8°E / 47.9; 22.8
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Great Plain
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total
9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
441
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4974
Area code+36 44[1]
Websitehttps://zajta.hu/

History

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It was first mentioned as Zalyta in 1314 as a settlement belonging to the Gutkeled family.In 1314, Master Michael, the son of Tiba, a member of the Gutkeled family, shared their inherited estates with László, János and Tamás, brothers of the ancestor of the Apagyi family. Then Zajta got to Tamás.

His name was written as Zaytha in 1461, and his possessions were then owned by the Beck and Father families.

In 1462, András Atyai's son died without a descendant, his estate was given to the Rozsályi Kúnok, who also bought the estates of the Gacsályi family in 1476, and from then on he belonged to the Rozsályi estate and shared his fate throughout.

It was destroyed in 1671 by imperial troops and Karl von Strassaldo, the chief captain of Satu Mare, and its inhabitants fled and until 1767 its territory was uninhabited.

Following the signal of the Treaty of Trianon, Zajta became part of Romania. However, Lajos Gaál, a professor native of the village, realized that the village was owned by Hungary according to the treaty. Thus, in 1924, the village was returned to Hungary.[3]

Geography

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It covers an area of 9.19 km2 (4 sq mi) and has a population of 441 people (2017).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Zajta". Magyarország helységnévtára, 2012. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  2. ^ "Punct temporar de trecere a frontierei pe direcția Lazuri-Zaita (Ungaria)". PortalSM (in Romanian). 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ "A területek, amelyeket sikerült visszaszerezni Trianon után". Tudás.hu (in Hungarian). 12 July 2020.