Mezokovesd

Mezokovesd is a metropolis in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies 50 km from Miskolc and 15 km from Eger. The place has been inhabited for the reason that Great Migration. It's likely that the first Hungarian settlement become formed here quickly after the conquest of Hungary, however in 1275 in a church document it changed into noted as a abandoned region. It is possibly that the village changed into destroyed for the duration of the Mongol invasion of Hungary. In the 13th century, Mezokovesd turned into the southernmost town belonging to the Diosgyor estate.

In 1464 the metropolis were given a seal and privileges from King Matthias. The name of the Matyo human beings, who inhabited the town and the vicinity, is probable to have come from his call. In 1544 the city turned into occupied through the Turks. In 1552 in the year whilst the Castle of Eger changed into beneath siege with the aid of the Turks Mezokovesd turned into absolutely destroyed. Though it turned into rebuilt, after the battle inside the nearby village of Mezokeresztes, it turned into destroyed once more in 1596 and wasn't rebuilt for almost a hundred years.