Tolcsva

Tolcsva
Village
Aerial photography of Tolcsva palace
Aerial photography of Tolcsva palace
Flag of Tolcsva
Flag
Coat of arms of Tolcsva
Coat of arms
Tolcsva is located in Hungary
Tolcsva
Tolcsva
Location of Tolcsva
Coordinates: 48°17′04″N 21°26′58″E / 48.28457°N 21.44942°E / 48.28457; 21.44942
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
DistrictSárospatak
Area
 • Total
16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2025)[1]
 • Total
1,463
 • Density88.72/km2 (229.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3934
Area code(+36) 47
Websitetolcsva.hu

Tolcsva is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is the birthplace of film pioneer William Fox.

Notable residents

  • Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Glick, Rabbi of Tolcsva from 1858 until his death in 1909, and author of the multivolume Yad Yitzchok.[2]
  • Barna Buza, Hungarian politician and jurist, Minister of Agriculture (1918-1919) and Minister of Justice (1918)
  • Béla Mezőssy, Hungarian politician, Secretary of Agriculture (1906-1910) and Minister of Agriculture (1917-1918)
  • Margit Feldman (1929-2020), Hungarian Holocaust survivor and activist[3]
  • William Fox, Hungarian-American businessman, founder of the Fox Film Corporation and the Fox West Coast Theatres

References

  1. ^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. 30 September 2025 https://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=28051. Retrieved 1 October 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://www.kedem-auctions.com/en/halachic-responsum-rabbi-avraham-yitzchak-glick-rabbi-tolcsva, and see https://hebrewbooks.org/855
  3. ^ Bella, Timothy (17 April 2020). "Holocaust survivor dies of the coronavirus 75 years after she was liberated from concentration camp". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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