Jászberény is a city and market centre in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in Hungary.
55-640: Jászberény is located in central Hungary, on the Zagyva River, a tributary of the Tisza River. It is about 60 km (37 mi) from Budapest . The oldest archeological finds from the Jászság , the area around Jászberény, originate from nomadic people of the stone-age and date back 16500 years B.C. Excavations (2002) in Jászberény and Jásztelek aiming for traces of the hunter and gatherers of
110-495: A brother, George, who died as a baby before Francis was born, and a sister, Julianna Rákóczi, later Countess of Aspremont-Lynden , who was four years older than Francis. His father died when he was four months old. Upon Ferenc I's death, his widow requested guardianship of her children; however, the advisors of Emperor Leopold I insisted that he retain guardianship of both Ferenc and his sister, especially as Francis I had willed this before death. Despite further difficulties, Zrínyi
165-569: A descendant of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary . The couple moved to the Rákóczi castle at Sárospatak, where Rákóczi began to manage his properties. The Treaty of Karlowitz on 26 January 1699, forced Thököly and Zrínyi into exile. Rákóczi remained in Vienna under the Emperor's supervision. Relying on the prevalent anti-Habsburg sentiment, remnants of Thököly's peasant army started a new uprising in
220-637: A new copper-based coinage, which was not easily accepted in Hungary as people were used to silver coins. Nevertheless, Rákóczi managed to maintain his military advantage for a while – but after 1706, his army was forced into retreat. A meeting of the Hungarian Diet (consisting of 6 bishops, 36 aristocrats and about 1000 representatives of the lower nobility of 25 counties), held near Szécsény ( Nógrád County ) in September 1705, elected Rákóczi to be
275-616: Is twinned with: Zagyva The Zagyva is a river in Hungary . Its length is 179 km, and drains an area of about 5,677 km . The source is near Salgótarján in Nógrád county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye , Pásztó , Hatvan and Jászberény and flows into the Tisza at Szolnok . Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m /s. The Zagyva is the longest river in Hungary that has both its source and its confluence within
330-429: Is currently owned by Electrolux . Notable companies in the city include Jász Plasztik Kft. (plastic products) and Szatmári Kft.. Jászkun Volán operates multiple routes of local buses, mostly between the city centre and the industrial district. The station for long distance buses is located in the city centre, with direct services to Budapest and various other cities. Jászberény also has a train station further away from
385-607: Is remembered a Hungarian national hero, and is honored in various ways by modern Hungarians. His equestrian statue with the famous motto Cum Deo Pro Patria et Libertate ("With God for Fatherland and Liberty ") written on its red marble base was erected in front of the Hungarian Parliament Building on Lajos Kossuth Square in 1937, the work of János Pásztor . In the 1950s, the first two words, Cum Deo (i.e., "With God"), were removed for ideological reasons; in 1989, they were restored. When, after 1945,
440-696: The Hegyalja region of Northeastern present-day Hungary, which was part of the property of the Rákóczi family. They captured the castles of Tokaj , Sárospatak and Sátoraljaújhely , and asked Rákóczi to become their leader, but he was not eager to head what appeared to be a minor peasant rebellion. He quickly returned to Vienna, where he tried his best to clear his name. Rákóczi then befriended Count Miklós Bercsényi , whose property at Ungvár (today Ужгород (Uzhhorod) , in Ukraine ), lay next to his own. Bercsényi
495-555: The Veretski Pass (Hungarian: Vereckei-hágó ) where Rákóczi arrived at Hungary in the beginning of the uprising in 1703 and where he said goodbye to his followers in 1711 going into exile was renamed Rákócziszállás in 1889. The neighbouring village of Podpolóc (today Pidpolozzya ) where Rákóczi spent a night in 1703 was renamed that year Vezérszállás . After 1918 the two villages got back their former names. Mount Bovcar (today Bovtsars'kyy Verkh in present-day Ukraine ) and
550-731: The "vezérlő fejedelem" – (ruling) prince – of the Confederated Estates of the Kingdom of Hungary, to be assisted by a 24-member Senate . Rákóczi and the Senate were assigned joint responsibility for the conduct of foreign affairs, including peace talks. Encouraged by England and the Netherlands , peace talks started again on 27 October 1705 between the Hungarians and the Emperor. Both sides varied their strategy according to
605-911: The Channel to France, landing in Dieppe on 13 January 1713. On 27 April he handed a memorandum to Louis XIV reminding him of his past services to France and asking him not to forget Hungary during the coming peace negotiations for the War of the Spanish Succession . But neither the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 nor the Treaty of Rastatt in 1714 made any mention of Hungary or Rákóczi. No provisions were even made to allow Rákóczi's two sons, who were kept under surveillance in Vienna, to rejoin their father. Prince Rákóczi, although not recognized officially by France,
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#1732787399166660-608: The Danube at Budapest is named Rákóczi Bridge after him. In Hungary two villages bear the name of Rákóczi. Rákóczifalva in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County was established in 1883 on the former estate of Rákóczi where the Prince had a hunting lodge. The neighbouring Rákócziújfalu became an independent village in 1950 (before that it was part of Rákóczifalva). The village of Zavadka , today in Ukraine next to
715-899: The Emperor, as well as the freedom to move to Poland if he wanted to leave the Kingdom of Hungary. He did not accept these conditions, doubting the honesty of the Habsburg court, and he did not even recognize the legality of the Peace Treaty, as it had been signed after the death of the Emperor Joseph I on 17 April 1711, which terminated the plenipotential authority of János Pálffy. Subsequently, his Hungarian properties, Munkács and its castle, Szentmiklós (today Palanok Castle , Mukacheve and Chynadiyovo , Ukraine ) and 200 villages were confiscated (and, in 1726, given by Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor to Elector-Archbishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn who had helped to defeat Rákóczi). Rákóczi
770-760: The Emperor. In 1707 during the Great Northern War he was one of the candidates to the throne of Poland , supported by Elżbieta Sieniawska . On Rákóczi's recommendation, and with Bercsényi's support, another meeting of the Diet held at Ónod ( Borsod county) declared the deposition of the House of Habsburg from the Hungarian throne on 13 June 1707. But neither this act, nor the copper currency issued to avoid monetary inflation , were successful. Louis XIV refused to enter into treaties with Prince Rákóczi, leaving
825-643: The French court. Three years later, the War of the Spanish Succession caused a large part of the Austrian forces in the Kingdom of Hungary to temporarily leave the country. Taking advantage of the situation, Kuruc forces began a new uprising in Munkács, and Rákóczi was asked to head it. He decided to invest his energies in a war of national liberation, and accepted the request. On 15 June 1703, another group of about 3000 armed men headed by Tamás Esze joined him near
880-409: The Hungarian parliament offered Rákóczi the royal crown, he refused it, choosing instead the temporary title of the "Ruling Prince of Hungary". Rákóczi intended to bear this military-sounding title only during the anti-Habsburg war of independence. By refusing the royal crown, he proclaimed to Hungary that it was not his personal ambition that drove the war of liberation against the Habsburg dynasty. He
935-534: The Hungarians without allies. There remained the possibility of an alliance with Imperial Russia , but this did not materialize either. At the Battle of Trencsén (German: Trentschin , Latin: Trentsinium , Comitatus Trentsiniensis , today Trenčín in Slovakia ), on 3 August 1708 Rákóczi's horse stumbled, and he fell to the ground, which knocked him unconscious. The Kuruc forces thought him dead and fled. This defeat
990-580: The Jászság was attacked and conquered by Turkish forces. They established a military post at Jászberény in the remains of the former Franciscan abbey and the 1472 erected church. After the end of the Turkish rule, Leopold I sold the Jászság to the Teutonic Knights (22. March 1702) and disestablished the privileges of the county. The Teutonic Knights also took Jászberény as main seat and made it
1045-550: The Pest and the Bács comitat. Jászság and Nagykunság formed the new comitat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. The new capital of the comitat became Szolnok and Jászberény lost its former importance. In the 1950s, various industrial firms chose to settle in Jászberény which had been very much an agricultural community up to this point. This development resulted in an increase in the number and type of jobs available and brought increased prosperity to
1100-589: The Polish city of Ławoczne . Bercsényi arrived too, with French funds and 600 Polish mercenaries. Most of the Hungarian nobility did not support Rákóczi's uprising, because they considered it to be no more than a peasant rebellion. Rákóczi's famous call to the nobility of Szabolcs County seemed to be in vain. He did manage to convince the Hajduk (Hungarian soldiers) (emancipated peasant warriors) to join his forces, so his forces controlled most of Kingdom of Hungary to
1155-649: The Prince." Rákóczi lived in the Turkish town of Tekirdağ for 18 years. He adopted a set routine: rising early, attending daily Mass, writing and reading in the mornings, and carpentry in the afternoons; visited occasionally by his son, György Rákóczi. Further military troubles in 1733 in Poland awakened his hopes of a possible return to Hungary, but they were not fulfilled. Rákóczi was 59 years old when he died on 8 April 1735. Rákóczi's last will, dated 27 October 1733, left something to all his family members as well as to his fellow exiles. He left separate letters to be sent to
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#17327873991661210-812: The Romans during the Marcomannic Wars , the Iazyges paid tribute to Rome and they became a part of the Roman border-defence at the Limes Sarmatiae . Their settlements can be still found during the invasion of the Huns in the 5th century A.D. In the middle of the 6th. century, Eurasian Avars began to settle the Jász-region who in turn were pushed away around 895 by the immigrating Hungarians . During
1265-400: The Spanish Succession, but also prevented the union of Rákóczi's forces with their French-Bavarian allies. This placed Rákóczi into a difficult military and financial situation. French support gradually diminished, and a larger army was needed to occupy the already-won land. Meanwhile, supplying the current army with arms and food was beyond his means. He tried to solve this problem by creating
1320-729: The Sultan and to France’s Ambassador to Constantinople, asking them not to forget about his fellow exiles. His internal organs were buried in the Greek church of Rodosto , while his heart was sent to France. After obtaining the permission of the Turkish authorities, Rákóczi's body was taken by his faithful chamberlain Kelemen Mikes to Constantinople on 6 July 1735 for burial in Saint-Benoît (then Jesuit) French church in Galata , where he
1375-429: The areas. From that time, settlements in the form of tells are proven. These represent the most northern find of that specific form. Around 400 to 300 B.C. traces of Celtic people coming from the west are found in the Jászság. Celtic graveyards were found near Jászberény at Hajta and Jászjákohalma . During the first century A.D. Iatzygic tribes migrated from Sarmatia to the later Jászság. After being defeated by
1430-515: The attention of the Emperor. As a direct result of this, Rákóczi was arrested on 18 April 1700, and imprisoned in the fortress of Wiener Neustadt (south of Vienna). It became obvious during the preliminary hearings that, just as in the case of his grandfather Péter Zrínyi , the only possible sentence for Ferenc was death. With the aid of his pregnant wife Amelia and the prison commander, Rákóczi managed to escape and flee to Poland . Here he met with Bercsényi again, and together they resumed contact with
1485-521: The city centre. MÁV operates hourly services on weekdays to Hatvan and Szolnok . The current mayor of Jászberény is Budai Lóránt. The local Municipal Assembly has 14 members divided into 2 political parties and alliances: In the 2024 municipal elections the Jointly for Jászberény Association, made up of civil and opposition parties, won all electoral districts. The government-ruling Fidesz sent assembly members through compensation list. Jászberény
1540-495: The city without the Emperor's permission. At the age of 17, the Emperor emancipated Rákóczi from his mother, thereby allowing him to own property. His sister Julianna had interceded for him after marrying a powerful Austrian, General Aspremont. Rákóczi lived with the Aspremonts until his marriage in September 1694, to 15-year-old Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Wanfried , daughter of Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried and
1595-619: The country's borders. The name comes from Slavic sadjati : to settle (sediments). *Sadzava : a river that carries many sediments, see i.e. Czech Sázava . In Hungarian, the name means 'muddled' ( zagyvál(ni) : 'to muddle'). The following rivers are tributaries to the river Zagyva (from source to mouth): This article related to a river in Hungary is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Francis II R%C3%A1k%C3%B3czi Francis II Rákóczi ( Hungarian : II. Rákóczi Ferenc , Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈraːkoːt͡si ˈfɛrɛnt͡s] ; 27 March 1676 – 8 April 1735)
1650-543: The county's privileges. As a consequence of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 , the autonomous administration of the Jászkun region were abolished again. The three-part region was divided up and parts were assigned to two new counties with the capitals of Jászberény and Jászápati. 1860, the region regained its self-administration for the last time only to ultimately lose it 1877. Kiskunság was divided between
1705-564: The east and north of the Danube by late September 1703. He continued by conquering Transdanubia soon after. Since the Austrians had to fight Rákóczi on several fronts, they felt obliged to enter negotiations with him. However, the victory of Austrian and British forces against a combined French-Bavarian army in the Battle of Blenheim on 13 August 1704, provided an advantage not only in the War of
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1760-464: The family, and János Badinyi. Zrínyi's second husband, Imre Thököly , took little interest in Rákóczi's education, as he was by then heavily involved in politics. However, the failure of the Turks to capture the Habsburg capital in the Battle of Vienna in 1683 frustrated Thököly's plans to become King of Upper Hungary . When the Turks began to grow suspicious of his intentions, Thököly proposed sending
1815-585: The fight against the Habsburgs was not under serious consideration. The Ottoman Empire signed the Peace Treaty of Passarowitz with Austria on 21 July 1718. Among its provisions was the refusal of the Turks to extradite the exiled Hungarians. Two years later, the Austrian envoy requested that the exiles be turned over, but the Sultan refused as a matter of honor. Rákóczi and his entourage were settled in
1870-580: The great Millennium Monument on Heroes' Square was purged of statues of the Habsburg kings of Hungary, the best Hungarian sculptor of the period, Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl , made a new statue of Rákóczi instead of King Lipót II . It was erected in 1953 together with a relief on the base depicting the meeting of Rákóczy and Tamás Esze . There are 11 Rákóczi streets and 3 Rákóczi squares in Budapest (see: Public place names of Budapest ), including one of
1925-456: The inhabitants of Jászberény. Despite the economic difficulties of recent years, Jászberény has continued to grow and has been able to invest in the necessary infrastructure. At the same time, more and more firms have chosen Jászberény as a centre for their operations. However, Jászberény not only values economic growth but has also developed into a cultural center of national renown. Jászberény has long been known for its refrigerator factory. It
1980-712: The mesolithic in the northern part of the Great Hungarian Plain by Róbert Kertész detected distinct indications of settlements. During this period, the climate in the region began to warm up. Thus, the ice-age coniferous forests were gradually replaced by deciduous forests, the eco-system changed and a new fauna was established in the Carpathian basin. Under the pressure of climate change, the formerly nomadic people settled down. Traces from that time indicate that people actively planted common hazel thus establishing an early form of agriculture. Further south from
2035-504: The military situation. One stumbling block was the sovereignty over Transylvania – neither side was prepared to give it up. Rákóczi's proposed treaty with the French was stalled, so he became convinced that only a declaration of independence would make it acceptable for various powers to negotiate with him. In 1706, his wife (whom he had not seen in 5 years, along with their sons József and György) and his sister were both sent as peace ambassadors, but Rákóczi rejected their efforts on behalf of
2090-564: The most prominent avenues, named Rákóczi út ("Rákóczi Avenue"), forming the boundary between Districts VII and VIII. The street was named after him on 28 October 1906 when his remains were brought back to Hungary from Turkey and a long funeral march went along the street to the Eastern Railway Station . Rákóczi tér , 'Rákóczi Square', in District VIII, was also named after him in 1874. A bridge on
2145-572: The neighbouring Bovcar Spring was named by the local Rusyn people after Rákóczi who drank from the spring on 18 February 1711. Bovcar ( Бовцар ) means "the Tsar was here" in Rusyn language . The library of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Miskolc ( II. Rákóczi Ferenc Megyei Könyvtár ) is named after him. The house in which he lived has been transformed into Rákóczi Museum, Tekirdağ , open to
2200-438: The official capital of the county Jászkun , consisting out of Jászság, Kiskunság and Nagykunság. In the general population, the sale was opposed. The region therefore supported Francis II Rákóczi in Rákóczi's War of Independence but, after defeat, they took to legal means, collected the required sum and bought their own county back. 1745, the re-buy ( redemption ) was approved by Maria Theresa of Austria who also reestablished
2255-421: The regency of Béla IV of Hungary in the 13th century, Jasz people (sometimes mistaken for the formerly settling Iazyges), requested permission to settle in the Carpathian basin and were assigned the Jász-region. Based on language studies, these people can be traced to Indo-Iranians origins. Their former designation of Ász changed unter Turkish and Slavic influences to Jász . Their settlements ranged from
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2310-496: The region, tillage and animal husbandry were already established during the same period. Since the development of agriculture in the Carpathian basin was determining for the development in Europe, this findings represent a mile-stone in archeology. At about 6000 B.C. permanently inhabited settlements were established along the paleo-Zagyva river. Around 2800 B.C., people from further south, commanding bronze-castings began to settle
2365-662: The southern borders of the Mátra westward to the Gödöllő Hills (Hungarian Gödöllői-dombság ), eastwards almost to the river Tisza and south to the modern-day Szolnok . South of them, the Kipchaks (Hungarian Kun ) were settled. In the 15th century, these two regions formed a castle-district with the center at Berény , which also became county-capital of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County until 1876. 1536,
2420-649: The town of Tekirdağ (Rodostó in Hungarian ), relatively distant from the Ottoman capital , and a large Hungarian colony grew up around this town on the Sea of Marmara . Bercsényi, Count Simon Forgách, Count Antal Esterházy, Count Mihály Csáky, Miklós Sibrik, Zsigmond Zay, the two Pápays, and Colonel Ádám Jávorka were among many who settled there, sharing the sentiment of the writer Kelemen Mikes , who said, "I had no special reason to leave my country, except that I greatly loved
2475-410: The visitors every day except Mondays. Rákóczi's portrait can be found on Hungarian banknotes. Before it was withdrawn from circulation, it was on the 50- forint note. Since then it has been transferred to the 500-forint note. A well-known patriotic tune of the 18th–19th centuries (composer unknown) is named after Rákóczi, as it was reputed to be his favourite, although actually it was composed only in
2530-488: The young Rákóczi to Constantinople as a guarantee of his goodwill. But Rákóczi's mother opposed this plan, not wishing to be separated from her son. In 1686 Antonio Carafa besieged their residence, the castle of Munkács. Zrínyi successfully led the defence of the castle for three years, but capitulated in 1688. The two Rákóczi children fell again under the guardianship of Leopold I , and moved to Vienna with their mother. They regained their possessions, but could not leave
2585-1289: Was a Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Rákóczi's War of Independence against the Habsburgs in 1703–1711 as the prince ( Hungarian : fejedelem ) of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary . He was also Prince of Transylvania , an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece . Today he is considered a national hero in Hungary . His name is historically also spelled Rákóczy , in Hungarian : II. Rákóczi Ferenc , in Slovak : František II. Rákoci , in German: Franz II. Rákóczi , in Croatian : Franjo II. Rákóczy ( Rakoci , Rakoczy ), in Romanian : Francisc Rákóczi al II-lea , in Serbian : Ференц II Ракоци . Although
2640-478: Was a highly educated man, the third richest man in the kingdom (after Rákóczi and Simon Forgách ), and was related to most of the Hungarian aristocracy. As the House of Habsburg was on the verge of dying out in Spain, France was looking for allies in its fight against Austrian hegemony. Consequently, they established contact with Rákóczi and promised support if he took up the cause of Hungarian independence. An Austrian spy seized this correspondence and brought it to
2695-465: Was able to raise her children, while the Emperor retained legal guardianship. The family lived in the castle of Munkács (today Mukacheve , in Ukraine ), Sárospatak and Regéc until 1680, when Ferenc's paternal grandmother, Sofia Báthory , died. Then, they moved permanently into the castle of Munkács. Rákóczi retained strong affection for this place throughout his life. Aside from his mother, Rákóczi's key educators were György Kőrössy , castellan to
2750-586: Was buried, according to his last wishes, next to his mother Ilona Zrínyi. His remains were moved on 29 October 1906 to the St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Kassa , Hungary (today Košice, Slovakia ), where he is buried with his mother Ilona and his son. On 26 September 1694 in Cologne , he married Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Wanfried , member of the Hesse-Wanfried branch of the House of Hesse , eldest daughter of Charles, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried by his second wife, Countess Alexandrine Juliane of Leiningen-Dagsburg (1651-1703). They had: Francis II
2805-424: Was fatal for the uprising. Numerous Kuruc leaders transferred their allegiance to the Emperor, hoping for clemency. Rákóczi's forces became restricted to the area around Munkács and Szabolcs County . Not trusting the word of János Pálffy, who was the Emperor's envoy charged with negotiations with the rebels, the Prince left the Kingdom of Hungary for Poland on 21 February 1711. In Rákóczi's absence, Sándor Károlyi
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#17327873991662860-408: Was much in favour in the French court. But after the death of Louis XIV on 1 September 1715, he decided to accept the invitation of the Ottoman Empire (still at war with the Habsburgs) to move there. He left France in September 1717, with an entourage of 40 people. and landed at Gallipoli on 10 October 1717. He was received with honors, but his desire to head up a separate Christian army to help in
2915-438: Was named Commander-in-Chief of the Hungarian forces, and quickly negotiated a peace agreement with János Pálffy . Under its provisions, 12,000 rebels laid down their arms, handed over their flags and took an oath of allegiance to the Emperor on 1 May 1711 in the fields outside Majtény , in Szatmár county. The Peace of Szatmár did not treat Rákóczi particularly badly. He was assured clemency if he took an oath of allegiance to
2970-428: Was offered the Polish Crown twice, supported by Tsar Peter I of Russia . He turned the offers down, though, and remained in Poland until 1712, where he was the honored guest of the Polish aristocracy. For a while he lived in Gdańsk under the pseudonym of Count of Sáros . He left Gdańsk on 16 November 1712, and went to England, where Queen Anne , pressured by the Habsburgs, refused to receive him. Rákóczi then crossed
3025-563: Was the richest landlord in the Kingdom of Hungary and the count ( comes perpetuus ) of the Comitatus Sarossiensis (in Hungarian Sáros ), now in northeastern Slovakia , from 1694 on. He was the third of three children born to Francis I Rákóczi , elected ruling prince of Transylvania , and Ilona Zrínyi , who was the daughter of Petar Zrinski , Ban of Croatia , and niece of Petar's older brother, Miklós Zrínyi . His paternal grandfather George Rákóczi II and great-grandfather George I Rákóczi were also princes of Transylvania . He had
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