Abaújvár is a village in Hungary, next to the Slovakian border. It lies northeast of Miskolc.
History
In the
11th century, the village belonged to the Aba clan, one of the most important Hungarian families of the time, and was first mentioned in
1046, but presumably an earth castle stood here much earlier. The new stone castle was built by King
Samuel Aba. The village's name means "new castle of Aba". The castle, which doesn't exist any more, gave its name to the historical
Abaúj county (now mostly a part of
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén).
During the Middle Ages, the village was next to an important trade route leading to Poland, which was a neighboring country to the Kingdom of Hungary.
Since the Trianon treaty, the village is next to the border and doesn't have much significance.
Nearby villages
Kéked (3 km),
Pányok (4 km),
Zsujta (8 km)
Nearest town: Gönc (12 km)