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AbajszntAbajsznt is a small town in Borsod-Abaj-Zempln county, Northern Hungary, about 40 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It belongs to the famous Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. History Abajsznt has been inhabited since ancient times. The Hungarians settled down in the area around the Conquest of Hungary. It was a town for more than 600 years, the centre of the Gnc district until 1921 and the largest town of the region after Kassa. It lost its town status in 1902, and in many ways its role was taken over by Encs. Was centre of the Abajsznt district from 1921 till 1962. Many famous men had connections with Abajsznt, the poet Pter Ilosvai Selymes worked here as a schoolmaster, and Gspr Kroli, who translated the Bible to Hungarian, lived nearby, and the Protestant pastors of Abajsznt helped him in his translating work. Abajsznt was granted town status again in 2004. External links
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