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Fülek
Fiľakovo
Fülek
Hungarian:
Fülek
Slovak:
Fiľakovo
German:
Fileck
Tomáš N. / Public domain
Historical Hungarian county:
Nógrád
Country:
Slovakia
District:
Banskobystrický kraj
River:
Altitude:
193-210 m
GPS coordinates:
48.270288, 19.823344
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Population
Population:
11k
Hungarian:
53.55%
Population in 1910
| Total | 2665 |
|---|---|
| Hungarian | 96.7% |
The castle was allegedly built by a rogue knight, who lured the unfortunate people seeking refuge during the Mongol Invasion to the castle with a bell, than looted and pushed them off the castle cliff. But he was not the only unworthy person, who held the castle in his hands. For example in 1483 King Matthias of Hungary had to smoke the traitor Perényi István out of it by a siege. It was an important part of the defense system of Hungary during the Turkish wars, and it fell in 1554 in a rather laughable way. A Saracen slave serving in the castle let the Turks in through the garbage chute while the guards were fast asleep after the previous day's merry-making. But the Turks left the castle in barely 40 years under not less humorous circumstances. It finally met its fate in 1682, when the joint armies of Thököly Imre, leader of the anti-Habsburg Hungarian uprising, and the Turks besieged it. When all hope was lost, its overly persistent captain Koháry István gave in to his soldier's pressure to surrender only when they threatened to push him off the castle wall. The Turks, being angry about their huge losses suffered during the siege, destroyed the castle against the request of Thököly. The town still has a Hungarian majority despite the fact that many Slovaks were moved in after the town was attached from Hungary to Czechoslovakia in 1920.
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895
Arrival of the Hungarians
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895
The alliance of the seven Hungarian tribes took possession of the then largely uninhabited Carpathian Basin. Until then, the sparse Slavic population of the north-western Carpathians had lived under Moravian rule for a few decades after the collapse of the Avar Khaganate in the early 9th century.
1000
Foundation of the Hungarian Kingdom
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1000
The Kingdom of Hungary was established with the coronation of King Stephen I. He converted the Hungarians to Christianity and created two archdioceses (Esztergom and Kalocsa) and ten dioceses. He divided Hungary into counties led by ispáns, who were appointed by the king.
12th century
A palisade stood there.
before 1241
The rogue knight Folkus of the Kacsics clan erected a stone castle.
1241-1242
Mongol Invasion
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1241-1242
The hordes of the Mongol Empire invaded Hungary and almost completely destroyed it. One third to one half of the population was destroyed. The Mongols also suffered heavy losses in the battle of Muhi and they could not hunt down the king. After their withdrawal, King Béla IV reorganized Hungary. He allowed the feudal lords to build stone castles because they were able to successfully resist the nomadic Mongols. The vast majority of stone castles were built after this. The king called in German, Vlach (Romanian) and Slavic settlers to replace the destroyed population.
1242
During the Mongol invasion Folkus lured the refugees to the castle with a bell, then he robbed them and pushed them off the cliff.
1246
King Béla of Hungary confiscated the castle from Folkus and gave it to Móric of the Pok clan, who was the Master of the Cupbearers.
1301
The extinction of the House of Árpád
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1301
The House of Árpád, the first Hungarian royal dynasty, died out with the death of King Andrew III. Hungary was ruled by oligarchs, the most powerful of whom was Csák Máté, whose main ally was the Aba family. King Charles I (1308-1342), supported by the Pope, eventually emerged as the most prominent of the contenders for the Hungarian throne. But it took decades to break the power of the oligarchs.
1311-1321
The oligarch Csák Máté controlled the castle.
1320
The commanders of the army of King Charles I of Hungary, Debreceni Dózsa and Drugeth Fülöp took back Fülek from Csák Máté by siege. It became the estate of the Ispán of Gömör for the duration of his office.
1321
After the death of the oligarch Csák Máté, King Charles I took control of all his castles.
1390
King Sigismund of Hungary gave Fülek to his confidant, Jolsvai Leusták. Leusták was captured by the Turks in the battle of Nikápoly in 1396.
1403
György, the son of Leusták joined the army of Ladislaus of Naples, a pretender to the throne of Hungary. An army of the nobility supporting Sigismund besieged and captured Hrussó. But afterwards Jolsvai György was granted mercy and regained his castle.
1427
The Jolsvai family got extinct in 1427. Afterwards King Sigismund pawned Fülek to his wife Cillei Borbála.
1423
Fülek was granted town status.
1435
King Sigismund pawned Fülek to the Perényi family.
1438
Fülek was owned by Queen Elisabeth, the wife of King Albert of Hungary.
1440
After the death of King Albert of the House of Habsburg, the Estates of Hungary elected the Polish Ulászló to the throne. Elisabeth, the widow queen, in order to secure the throne for László, her baby boy, called in the Czech Hussite mercenary leader Jan Jiskra. She gave him the title "Captain of the Mining Towns and Kassa", and gave him the castle of Zólyom.
1440-1441
The Czech Hussites soon occupied much of northern Hungary. Queen Elisabeth entrusted Fülek catle to Jiskra, who reinforced it. The Hussites reinforced the occupied castles and turned them into bandit lairs. They were pillaging everywhere and large areas became uninhabited. They wiped out the local German and Hungarian population, who were replaced by Czech and other Slavic settlers. The Czech Hussite devastation largely contributed to the Slavicisation of northern Hungary (now Slovakia).
1462
At the end of the war that King Matthias of Hungary had waged against the Hussites since 1458, Jiskra swore loyalty to the king and handed over the castles he still held. Afterwards Jiskra fought in the service of King Matthias until his death.
1471
Vitéz János, the Archbishop of Esztergom forged a conspiracy against King Matthias of Hungary. They invited Prince Casimir Jagiellon, the son of Casimir IV of Poland to the throne.
July 1471
King Matthias managed to convince most of the conspirators in Buda.
September 1471
King Matthias called together the country assembly to remedy the grievances.
October 1471
The army of Prince Casimir Jagiellon (Saint Casimir) arrived to Hungary, not knowing that the political situation changed in favor for King Matthias. Perényi Miklós joined the treason and handed over the castle of Sztropkó, but Perényi István remained loyal to Matthias.
December 1473
King Matthias granted mercy to Perényi Miklós.
April 23, 1474
The Treaty of Ófalu ended the war and the Polish plunders. The king gave Perényi Miklós back his lands.
1483
King Matthias ordered the town of Kassa to take over Sztropkó, after Perényi Miklós hadn't stopped robbing the merchants. The brother of Miklós, Perényi István welcommed the king's commissioners at Fülek Castle with cannon fire. Afterwards Lábatlan András captured the castles of the Perényi family (Fülek, Sztropkó, Sáros, Újvár) on behalf of King Matthias.
1490
King Ulászló II of Hungary gave Fülek to Ráskai Balázs, who was Master of the Treasury.
1513
Franciscan monks settled down in Fülek.
1526
Battle of Mohács and the splitting of Hungary into two parts
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1526
Sultan Suleiman I launched a war against Vienna, instigated by the French. Ferdinand I, Duke of Austria, was the brother-in-law of King Louis II of Hungary. The army of the Ottoman Empire defeated the much smaller Hungarian army at Mohács, and King Louis II died in the battle. A group of the barons elected Ferdinand I of the House of Habsburg to the throne, who promised to defend Hungary from the Turks. He was the younger brother of the most powerful European monarch Emperor Charles V. But the nobility chose the most powerful Hungarian baron, Szapolyai János, who was also crowned as King John I. The country was split in two and a decades-long struggle for power began.
1541
The Turkish occupation of the capital, Buda, and the division of Hungary into three parts
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1541
The Turks conquered Buda, the capital of Hungary, after the death of King John I. The central part of the country was under Turkish rule for 150 years. The western and northern parts (including present-day Slovakia) formed the Kingdom of Hungary ruled by the Habsburg emperors. The eastern parts (now mainly under Romanian rule) were ruled by the successors of King John I of Hungary, who later established the Principality of Transylvania.
1551
Bebek Ferenc transformed Fülek Castle into a strong fortress based on the plans of Italian engineers.
June 16, 1554
The Turks occupied Fülek. A Saracen slave serving in the castle let the Turks in through the garbage chute while the guards were fast asleep after the previous day's merry-making.
1554-1593
Turkish rule. The Turks of the castle pillaged the area.
1570
The establishment of the Principality of Transylvania
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1570
John II (John Sigismund), the son of King John I of Hungary, renounced the title of King of Hungary in favor of King Maximilian of the House of Habsburg, and henceforth held the title of Prince. This formally created the Principality of Transylvania, which was the eastern half of Hungary not ruled by the Habsburgs and was also a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. John II died in 1571, after which the three nations of Transylvania (the Hungarian nobility, the Székelys and the Saxons) elected the prince.
November 27, 1593
The Imperial army of Tiffensbach Kristóf united with the army of Pálffy Miklós occupied Fülek. After receiving the news of the defeat of the Turkish army sent to liberate the castle, the defenders surrendered. The castle was under fire for only two days. The conditions of the surrender let the Turks leave the castle armed, and with their wives and children. The 2450 inhabitants left the castle, but the Christian soldiers noticed that the Muslim women could hardly walk because of carrying so much treasure under their clothes secretly. They relieved them of their burden, and also discovered that the Turks buried much of the treasure in the castle.
first half of the 17th century
The castle provided shelter for the refugees. The nobility of the neighboring counties held their assemblies in the castle.
1604-1606
Uprising of Bocskai István
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1604-1606
The alliance of the Habsburgs and the Principality of Transylvania was defeated by the Ottoman Empire in the Fifteen Years' War. The war devastated Transylvania, which was occupied by the Habsburg imperial army, and General Basta introduced a reign of terror. The nobility and the burghers were upset about the terror, the plundering mercenaries and the violent Counter-Reformation. Bocskai István decided to lead their uprising after the Habsburg emperor tried to confiscate his estates. Bocskai also rallied the hajdú warriors to his side. He was elected Prince of Transylvania and soon liberated the Kingdom of Hungary from the Habsburgs. In 1605 Bocskai István was crowned King of Hungary with the crown he received from the Turks.
March 1605
The castle, which was under blockade since previous December, opened its gates to the army of Bocskai István.
23 June 1606
Peace of Vienna
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23 June 1606
Bocski István made peace with Emperor Rudolf. Their agreement secured the constitutional rights of the Estates of Hungary, and the freedom of religion. The counties of Szatmár, Bereg and Ugocsa were annexed to the Principality of Transylvania. Bocskai died of illness in the same year, leaving to his successors the idea of unifying Hungary from Transylvania.
May 4, 1615
Fire devastated in the town and in the castle. The reconstruction finished in 1619.
1619
The campaign of Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania in the Thirty Years' War
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1619
At the beginning of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania went to war against the Habsburg emperor as an ally of the rebelling Czech-Moravian-Austrian estates. The whole Kingdom of Hungary joined him, only the Austrian defenders of Pozsony had to be put to the sword. With his allies, he laid siege to Vienna. However, he was forced to abandon the siege because the Habsburg-loyal Hungarian aristocrat Homonnai Drugeth György attacked his heartland with Polish mercenaries. On 25 August 1620, the Diet of Besztercebánya elected Bethlen Gábor King of Hungary as vassal of the Turks. He continued to fight after the defeat of the Czechs at White Mountain on 8 November 1620, but without real chance to achieve decisive victory, he decided to come to an agreement with Emperor Ferdinand II.
September 14, 1619
Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania occupied Fülek.
April 1621
Széchy György betrayed Prince Bethlen and convinced also the captain of Fülek to do so.
July 4-12, 1621
Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania captured Fülek by siege.
31 December 1621
Peace of Nikolsburg
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31 December 1621
Prince Bethlen Gábor of Transylvania made peace with Emperor Ferdinand II. Their agreement secured the constitutional rights of the Estates of Hungary, and later it was supplemented with the freedom of religion. Bethlen renounced the title of King of Hungary in exchange for seven counties of the Upper Tisza region (Szabolcs, Szatmár, Bereg, Ugocsa, Zemplén, Borsod, Abaúj) for the rest of his life, other estates in Hungary as his private property and the imperial title of Duke of Oppeln and Ratibor (Opole and Racibórz), one of the Duchies of Silesia. Prince Bethlen went to war against the Habsburgs in 1623 and 1626, but was unable to negotiate more favourable terms.
September 28, 1623
The army of Bethlen Gábor reached Fülek, but the castle's commander Bosnyák Tamás did not surrender. Afterwards Bethlen didn't bother with the castles, instead he hurried to stop the Imperial army sent to Hungary.
1630
Bosnyák Judit became the owner of Fülek. The town was flourishing, and a Lutheran high school opened.
1644-1645
The campaign of Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania in the Thirty Years' War
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1644-1645
Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania allied with the Swedes and the French in the Thirty Years' War and went to war against the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand III. On 18 July 1645 his army joined forces with Torstenson's Swedish army under Brno (Moravia). The excellent artillery of Transylvania opened fire on the city walls. However, Rákóczi had to give up the siege, having been informed that the Turks were planning a punitive campaign against Transylvania, because he went to war against the Sultan's prohibition.
autumn 1644
Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania occupied Fülek for a short period.
late March, 1644
Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania was heading towards the Garam River through Fülek. The captain of Fülek, Wesselényi Ferenc made a deal with the Prince, and promised not to attack the back of the passing army.
May 1644
The Imperials liberated Fülek.
August 5, 1644
Wesselényi Ferenc, Captain of Fülek, occupied the castle of Murány with the help of his lover, Széchy Mária (Venus of Murány) from the followers of Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania.
June 1645
The advancing army of Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania captured Fülek, then united with the Swedish army in Moravia against the Habsburgs.
16 December 1645
Peace of Linz
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16 December 1645
Prince Rákóczi György I of Transylvania made peace with Emperor Ferdinand III. It secured the freedom of religion for the Protestants and extended it also to the serfs. Rákóczi received the same seven Hungarian counties that Prince Bethlen Gábor had also held (Abauj, Zemplén, Borsod, Bereg, Ugocsa, Szabolcs, Szatmár) until his death, and the counties of Szabolcs and Szatmár were also to be inherited by his sons. The Rákóczi family also received several new estates.
1657
Koháry István I was appointed Captain of Fülek. He fell in the battle near Léva in 1664.
1667
Koháry István lI became the Captain of Fülek.
1672
Koháry reinforced the fortifications of Fülek.
after 1671
Kuruc Movement
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after 1671
Many noble, burgher and preacher fled to the Principality of Transylvania and the territory under Turkish occupation from the reprisals after the exposure of the anti-Habsburg Wesselényi-conspiracy and from the violent Counter-Reformation. They were joined by dismissed Hungarian soldiers of the Turkish border forts, who were replaced by German mercenaries. They were called the fugitives (bujdosók). They started an armed movement against the Habsburg rule. Because of the Turkish ban, the Principality of Transylvania could not openly support them. From 1677, the French supported their cause with money and Polish mercenaries. They achieved their first serious success when they temporarily occupied the mining towns of northern Hungary (now central Slovakia) under the command of Thököly lmre. He then became the sole leader of the movement. In 1679, the French made peace with Emperor Leopold I and withdrew their support for the fugitives. Between 1678 and 1681 Thököly Imre led successful raids against the Habsburgs and their supporters in the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary. The insurgents were called kurucs.
1678
Thököly Imre kuruc leader besieged Fülek in alliance with the Turks, but the castle successfully resisted.
1682
Thököly Imre, Prince of Upper Hungary
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1682
Thököly Imre, the leader of the kuruc insurgents, gained the support of the Turks. He launched a campaign against the Habsburgs in the Kingdom of Hungary. With the support of the Turkish army, he occupied the town of Kassa and also the important stronghold of Fülek. He was then recognized by the Turks as King of Hungary, but he chose the title of Prince of Upper Hungary.
August 22, 1682
The kuruc army of Thököly Imre and the army of Ibrahim, Pasha of Buda, lay siege to Fülek. On the 2nd of September the army of Prince Apafi Mihály of Transylvania joined them. The town completely burned down during the siege. A great number of Turks perished in the attacks.
September 10, 1682
Captain Koháry István surrendered the castle at last, giving in to the pressure of his own soldiers (they wanted to push him off the castle wall). In spite of the disapproval of Thököly Imre the Turks exploded the castle. After he couldn't convince Koháry István to join his side, Thököly locked him in the castle of Regéc, where he spent years for his unwavering loyalty to the Habsburgs.
September 16, 1682
In the name of the Sultan Pasha Ibrahim appointed Thököly King of Hungary. Afterwards Thököly rather had himself called Prince of Upper Hungary. The Turkish and Transylvanian armies left for home.
1683
Turkish defeat at Vienna and the formation of the Holy League
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1683
The combined armies of the Habsburg Empire and the Kingdom of Poland defeated the Turkish army besieging Vienna. Emperor Leopold I wanted to make peace with the Turks, but was refused by Sultan Mehmed IV. In 1684, at the persistent urging of Pope Innocent XI, the Holy League, an alliance of the Kingdom of Poland, the Habsburg Empire, the Republic of Venice and the Papal States, was formed to expel the Turks from Hungary. Thököly Imre, who had allied himself with the Turks, was gradually driven out of northern Hungary.
1685
The Turkish captivity of Thököly Imre and the fall of the kuruc movement
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1685
The Pasha of Várad captured Thököly Imre as he was asking for Turkish help and offered him to Emperor Leopold I for peace. But the Imperial emissaries laughed at his face, because, having the upper hand, they no longer cared for Thököly. On the news of his capture, the town of Kassa and the kuruc strongholds surrendered to the Emperor one after the other. The Turks, seeing their fatal mistake, released Thököly the following year and tried to restore his authority, but his power was broken forever and the Hungarian insurgents no longer trusted the Turks. Most of the insurgents joined the imperial army and helped to liberate the rest of Hungary from the Turks.
1686
Recapture of Buda and the liberation of Hungary from the Turks
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1686
The army of the Holy League recaptured Buda from the Turks by siege. In 1687, the Imperial army invaded the Principality of Transylvania. The liberation was hindered by the French breaking their promise of peace in 1688 and attacking the Habsburg Empire. By 1699, when the Peace of Karlóca was signed, all of Hungary and Croatia had been liberated from the Ottoman Empire with the exception of Temesköz, the area bounded by the Maros, the Tisza and the Danube rivers. It was not until the Peace of Požarevac in 1718 that Temesköz was liberated from the Turks. However, the continuous war against the Turkish invaders and the Habsburg autocracy, which lasted for more than 150 years, wiped out large areas of the Hungarian population, which had previously made up 80% of the country's population, and was replaced by Vlachs (Romanians), Serbs and other Slavic settlers and Germans. The Habsburgs also favoured the settlement of these foreign peoples over the 'rebellious' Hungarians.
1686
The Imperials captured Fülek.
1694-1727
A Baroque Roman Catholic church and a Franciscan monastery was built.
1703-1711
Hungarian War of Independence led by Prince Rákóczi Ferenc II
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1703-1711
After the expulsion of the Turks, the Habsburgs treated Hungary as a newly conquered province and did not respect its constitution. The serfs rose up against the Habsburg ruler because of the sufferings caused by the war and the heavy burdens, and they invited Rákóczi Ferenc II to lead them. Trusting in the help promised by King Louis XIV of France, he accepted. Rákóczi rallied the nobility to his side, and soon most of the country was under his control. The rebels were called the kurucs. In 1704, the French and the Bavarians were defeated at the Battle of Blenheim, depriving the Hungarians of their international allies. The Rusyn, Slovak and Vlach peasants and the Saxons of Szepes supported the fight for freedom, while the Serbs in the south and the Saxons in Transylvania served the Habsburgs. Due to lack of funds Rákóczi could not raise a strong regular army, and in 1710, Hungary was also hit by a severe plague. Rákóczi tried unsuccessfully to forge an alliance with Tsar Peter the Great of Russia. In his absence, without his knowledge, his commander-in-chief, Károlyi Sándor, accepted Emperor Joseph I's peace offer. The Peace of Szatmár formally restored the Hungarian constitution and religious freedom and granted amnesty, but did not ease the burden of serfdom. Rákóczi refused to accept the pardon and went into exile. He died in Rodosto, Turkey.
1848-1849
Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence
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1848-1849
Following the news of the Paris Revolution on 22 February 1848, the Hungarian liberal opposition led by Kossuth Lajos demanded the abolition of serfdom, the abolition of the tax exemption of the nobility, a parliament elected by the people, and an independent and accountable national government. The revolution that broke out in Pest on 15 March expressed its demands in 12 points, which, in addition to the above mentioned, included the freedom of the press, equality before the law, the release of the political prisoners and the union with Transylvania. A Hungarian government was formed, Batthyány Lajos became prime minister, and on 11 April Emperor Ferdinand V ratified the reform laws. On August 31 the Emperor demanded the repeal of the laws threatening with military intervention. In September the Emperor unleashed the army of Jelacic, Ban of Croatia, on Hungary, but they were defeated by the Hungarians in the Battle of Pákozd on 29 September. An open war began for the independence of Hungary. The Habsburgs incited the nationalities against the Hungarians. The Rusyns, the Slovenes and most of the Slovaks and Germans supported the cause persistently, but the Vlachs (Romanians) and the Serbians turned against the Hungarians. The glorious Spring Campaign in 1849 led by General Görgei Artúr liberated almost all of Hungary. On 1 May 1849, Emperor Franz Joseph, effectively admitting defeat, asked for the help of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, who sent an intervention army of 200,000 soldiers against Hungary. The resistance became hopeless against the overwhelming enemy forces and on 13 August Görgei Artúr surrendered to the Russians at Világos. Bloody reprisals followed, and on 6 October 1849, 12 generals and a colonel of the Hungarian Revolution, the martyrs of Arad, were executed in Arad. On the same day, Batthyány Lajos, the first Hungarian Prime Minister, was executed by firing squad in Pest. The Habsburgs introduced total authoritarianism in Hungary, but they also failed to fulfil their promises to the nationalities that had betrayed the Hungarians.
1867
Austro-Hungarian Compromise
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1867
The Habsburg Empire was weakened by the defeats it suffered in the implementation of Italian and German unity. The Hungarians wanted to return to the reform laws of 1848, but they did not have the strength to do so. Emperor Franz Joseph and the Hungarian opposition, led by Deák Ferenc, finally agreed to restructure the Empire and abolish absolutism. Hungary was given autonomy in its internal affairs, with its own government and parliament, which was essential for the development of its economy and culture. However, foreign and military affairs remained in the hands of the Habsburgs and served their aspiration for becoming a great power. The majority wanted Hungary's independence, but they were excluded from political power.
1908
An enamelware factory was established. It was the largest factory in the area, and it was closed after the fall of the socialism in 1990.
1914-1918
World War I
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1914-1918
As part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, Hungary took part in the war on the side of the Central Powers.
November 1918 - January 1919
The Czech, Romanian and Serbian occupation of Hungary
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November 1918 - January 1919
In Hungary, the freemasonic subversion brought the pro-Entente Károlyi Mihály to power. The new government, naively trusting the Entente powers, met all their demands and disbanded the Hungarian military, which rendered the country completely defenseless in the most dire need. Under French and Italian command, Czech, Romanian and Serbian troops invaded large parts of Hungary, where they immediately began the takeover. They fired Hungarian railway workers, officials and teachers, banned the use of the Hungarian language, abolished Hungarian education, and disposed of everything that reminded them of the country's Hungarian past. Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians were forced to leave their homeland, and the forcible assimilation of the remaining Hungarians was begun.
4 June 1920
Trianon Dictate
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4 June 1920
Hungary was forced to sign the Treaty of Trianon, although the country was not invited to the peace talks. Hungary lost two thirds of its territory that had belonged to it for more than 1000 years. One-third of the Hungarian population came under foreign rule. On the basis of the national principle, countries with a more mixed and less ethnically balanced composition than the former Hungary were created, such as Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). For example, while 48% of the population of the territory ceded to Czechoslovakia was Slovak and 30% Hungarian, 54% of the population of the former Hungary was Hungarian and 10.6% Slovak. And in the territory that is now part of Serbia, the Hungarians outnumbered the Serbs. The part of the territory allocated to Romania from Hungary was larger than the remaining territory of Hungary, despite the fact that there were 10 million Hungarians and less than 3 million Romanians in the former Hungary. While Hungary used to have the most liberal nationality policy in Europe, the successor states had no respect at all for the national and cultural rights of the indigenous Hungarians and engaged in forced assimilation. The Trianon Dictate destroyed the organic economic unity of the region. Before the First World War, Hungary had a dynamic economy, more advanced than Spain's. After 1920, the successor states formed the so-called "Little Entente", putting Hungary under an economic blockade and sabotaging it on the international stage.
2 November 1938
First Vienna Award
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2 November 1938
Under the First Vienna Award, Hungary regained 11,927 km2 of territory from Czechoslovakia. Its population was 869 thousand people, 86.5% of whom were Hungarian. France and Great Britain did not take part in the decision taken by Germany and Italy, citing disinterest, but acknowledged its validity.
1938
The town returned to Hungary according to the First Vienna Award.
5 April 1945
Beneš decrees and the persecution of Hungarians
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5 April 1945
In Hungarian-majority Kassa, the president of occupying Czechoslovakia, Edvard Beneš, promulgated his government program, the so-called Beneš decrees. As part of this, the Hungarian population was deprived of their rights. Their complete expulsion was planned, with the support of the Soviet Union, and only the veto of the USA prevented it. Under the 'Reslavakization' programme, only those Hungarians who recognised themselves as Slovaks were allowed to regain their rights, thus renouncing all linguistic and cultural rights. In the violent expulsions that followed, nearly 200,000 Hungarians were deprived of their property and expelled from their homeland on the basis of their nationality.
1946
Slovaks migrated to the town.
1947
Paris Dictate
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1947
The Paris Dictate, in accordance with Soviet interests, did not recognise the just territorial revisions made by the two Vienna decisions and handed the reclaimed Hungarian-majority territories back to Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia, where the Hungarians were subjected to severe atrocities, expulsions and deprivation of rights. It also seceded three more villages south of Pozsony from Hungary to Czechoslovakia.
1 January 1993
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
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1 January 1993
Czechoslovakia disintegrated due to ethnic differences between Czechs and Slovaks, shortly after the withdrawal of Soviet tanks. Slovakia was formed entirely from territory carved out of historic Hungary, and Slovak national identity is still largely based on falsified history and artificial hatred of Hungarians. Despite deportations, expulsions, forced assimilation and strong economic pressure, there are still nearly half a million Hungarians living in the country.
Source: Wikipedia, varak.hu , arcanum.hu - Bánlaky József: A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven Franciscan and Monastery
kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Márie
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven Franciscan and Monastery
History
The Franciscans were invited to Fülek in 1470 and in 1484. The monastery was founded at that time.
The construction of the late Gothic church and the monastery was completed in 1514. In 1554 the town was occupied by the Turks, who destroyed the church. Later a mosque was raised on its site. In 1593 Fülek was liberated from the Turks and the mosque was turned into a church and was expanded. In 1682 the united army of Thököly lmre and the Turks destroyed the town together with the church. The church that can be seen today was built between 1694 and 1728 in Baroque style with the contribution of Count Koháry István II, who was the Judge Royal of Hungary. The monastery was built between 1699 and 1727, and it was also contributed by Count Koháry István II.
Public buildings
Municipal Office
Mestský úrad Fiľakovo
Originally:
town hall, fire station
Currently:
town hall
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Municipal Office
History
The construction began in April 1911 according to the plans of the architect Jakab Pál from Losonc. The construction was led by the architect Schmidt Pál, who was also from Losonc. The building was inaugurated on June 29, 1912. It was also the seat of the fire brigade. The building has a fire tower, from where the entire town could be watched over.
Cultural facilities
Town Museum
History
The building dates back to the beginning of the 18th century. It was originally an elementary school. It has been the seat of the town museum since 1994.
Dancing and Concert Hall (Vigadó)
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Originally:
casino, hotel / tavern / guesthouse, school, dancing / concert hall
Currently:
museum
Note:
Town Cultural Center and Castle Museum
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Dancing and Concert Hall (Vigadó)
History
The building was built at the end of the 19th century in eclectic style. It served several different purposes throughout its history. It functioned as casino, tavern, school, museum and library as well. At the moment it is the town's cultural center and also the seat of the castle museum.
Private buildings
Berchtold Palace
Gymnázium - Gimnázium Fiľakovo
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Originally:
mansion / manor house
Currently:
school
Note:
Grammar school.
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Berchtold Palace
History
The palace was built for the Tyrolean Berchtold family at the end of the 18th century in Baroque-Classicist style. Count Berchtold Antal had it built. Later the palace was acquired by Stephani Lajos, who reconstructed it. It has been a grammar school since 1951.
Koháry Mansion
Originally:
mansion / manor house
Currently:
seat of an institution
Note:
Seat of the scouts of Fülek.
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Koháry Mansion
History
Koháry István had the mansion built at the beginning of the 18th century in Baroque style on the foundations of the Báthory Mansion.
Cebrián Mansion
Cebrián kaštiel
Originally:
mansion / manor house
Currently:
abandoned
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Cebrián Mansion
History
Count Cebrián Ferenc had the Classicist mansion built in 1847.
Memorials
Memorial of World War I
Originally:
statue / memorial / relief
Currently:
statue / memorial / relief
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Memorial of World War I
History
The memorial is located in the park in front of the grammar school.
Memorial of the Hungarian War of Independence between 1848 and 1849
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statue / memorial / relief
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statue / memorial / relief
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Memorial of the Hungarian War of Independence between 1848 and 1849
History
The memorial is located in the park in front of the grammar school.
Museums and Galleries
Town Museum
History
The building dates back to the beginning of the 18th century. It was originally an elementary school. It has been the seat of the town museum since 1994.
Dancing and Concert Hall (Vigadó)
Originally:
casino, hotel / tavern / guesthouse, school, dancing / concert hall
Currently:
museum
Note:
Town Cultural Center and Castle Museum
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Dancing and Concert Hall (Vigadó)
History
The building was built at the end of the 19th century in eclectic style. It served several different purposes throughout its history. It functioned as casino, tavern, school, museum and library as well. At the moment it is the town's cultural center and also the seat of the castle museum.
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They wiped out the local German and Hungarian population, who were replaced by Czech and other Slavic settlers. The Czech Hussite devastation largely contributed to the Slavicisation of northern Hungary (now Slovakia).@1462|At the end of the war that King Matthias of Hungary had waged against the Hussites since 1458, Jiskra swore loyalty to the king and handed over the castles he still held. Afterwards Jiskra fought in the service of King Matthias until his death.@1471|Vit\u00e9z J\u00e1nos, the Archbishop of Esztergom forged a conspiracy against King Matthias of Hungary. They invited Prince Casimir Jagiellon, the son of Casimir IV of Poland to the throne.@July 1471|King Matthias managed to convince most of the conspirators in Buda.@September 1471|King Matthias called together the country assembly to remedy the grievances.@October 1471|The army of Prince Casimir Jagiellon (Saint Casimir) arrived to Hungary, not knowing that the political situation changed in favor for King Matthias. 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Afterwards L\u00e1batlan Andr\u00e1s captured the castles of the Per\u00e9nyi family (F\u00fclek, Sztropk\u00f3, S\u00e1ros, \u00dajv\u00e1r) on behalf of King Matthias.@1490|King Ul\u00e1szl\u00f3 II of Hungary gave F\u00fclek to R\u00e1skai Bal\u00e1zs, who was Master of the Treasury.@1513|Franciscan monks settled down in F\u00fclek.@#8|@#9|@1551|Bebek Ferenc transformed F\u00fclek Castle into a strong fortress based on the plans of Italian engineers.@June 16, 1554|The Turks occupied F\u00fclek. A Saracen slave serving in the castle let the Turks in through the garbage chute while the guards were fast asleep after the previous day's merry-making.@1554-1593|Turkish rule. The Turks of the castle pillaged the area.@#10|@November 27, 1593|The Imperial army of Tiffensbach Krist\u00f3f united with the army of P\u00e1lffy Mikl\u00f3s occupied F\u00fclek. After receiving the news of the defeat of the Turkish army sent to liberate the castle, the defenders surrendered. The castle was under fire for only two days. The conditions of the surrender let the Turks leave the castle armed, and with their wives and children. The 2450 inhabitants left the castle, but the Christian soldiers noticed that the Muslim women could hardly walk because of carrying so much treasure under their clothes secretly. They relieved them of their burden, and also discovered that the Turks buried much of the treasure in the castle.@first half of the 17th century|The castle provided shelter for the refugees. The nobility of the neighboring counties held their assemblies in the castle.@#13|@March 1605|The castle, which was under blockade since previous December, opened its gates to the army of Bocskai Istv\u00e1n.@#14|@May 4, 1615|Fire devastated in the town and in the castle. The reconstruction finished in 1619.@#15|@September 14, 1619|Prince Bethlen G\u00e1bor of Transylvania occupied F\u00fclek.@April 1621|Sz\u00e9chy Gy\u00f6rgy betrayed Prince Bethlen and convinced also the captain of F\u00fclek to do so.@July 4-12, 1621|Prince Bethlen G\u00e1bor of Transylvania captured F\u00fclek by siege.@#16|@September 28, 1623|The army of Bethlen G\u00e1bor reached F\u00fclek, but the castle's commander Bosny\u00e1k Tam\u00e1s did not surrender. Afterwards Bethlen didn't bother with the castles, instead he hurried to stop the Imperial army sent to Hungary.@1630|Bosny\u00e1k Judit became the owner of F\u00fclek. The town was flourishing, and a Lutheran high school opened.@#17|@autumn 1644|Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania occupied F\u00fclek for a short period.@late March, 1644|Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania was heading towards the Garam River through F\u00fclek. The captain of F\u00fclek, Wessel\u00e9nyi Ferenc made a deal with the Prince, and promised not to attack the back of the passing army.@May 1644|The Imperials liberated F\u00fclek.@August 5, 1644|Wessel\u00e9nyi Ferenc, Captain of F\u00fclek, occupied the castle of Mur\u00e1ny with the help of his lover, Sz\u00e9chy M\u00e1ria (Venus of Mur\u00e1ny) from the followers of Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania.@June 1645|The advancing army of Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania captured F\u00fclek, then united with the Swedish army in Moravia against the Habsburgs.@#18|@1657|Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n I was appointed Captain of F\u00fclek. He fell in the battle near L\u00e9va in 1664.@1667|Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n lI became the Captain of F\u00fclek.@1672|Koh\u00e1ry reinforced the fortifications of F\u00fclek.@#21|@1678|Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly Imre kuruc leader besieged F\u00fclek in alliance with the Turks, but the castle successfully resisted.@#22|@August 22, 1682|The kuruc army of Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly Imre and the army of Ibrahim, Pasha of Buda, lay siege to F\u00fclek. On the 2nd of September the army of Prince Apafi Mih\u00e1ly of Transylvania joined them. The town completely burned down during the siege. A great number of Turks perished in the attacks.@September 10, 1682|Captain Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n surrendered the castle at last, giving in to the pressure of his own soldiers (they wanted to push him off the castle wall). In spite of the disapproval of Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly Imre the Turks exploded the castle. After he couldn't convince Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n to join his side, Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly locked him in the castle of Reg\u00e9c, where he spent years for his unwavering loyalty to the Habsburgs.@September 16, 1682|In the name of the Sultan Pasha Ibrahim appointed Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly King of Hungary. Afterwards Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly rather had himself called Prince of Upper Hungary. The Turkish and Transylvanian armies left for home.@#23|@#24|@#25|@1686|The Imperials captured F\u00fclek.@1694-1727|A Baroque Roman Catholic church and a Franciscan monastery was built.@#27|@#28|@#30|@1908|An enamelware factory was established. 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Afterwards King Sigismund pawned F\u00fclek to his wife Cillei Borb\u00e1la.@1423|F\u00fclek was granted town status.@1435|King Sigismund pawned F\u00fclek to the Per\u00e9nyi family.@1438|F\u00fclek was owned by Queen Elisabeth, the wife of King Albert of Hungary.@1440|After the death of King Albert of the House of Habsburg, the Estates of Hungary elected the Polish Ul\u00e1szl\u00f3 to the throne. Elisabeth, the widow queen, in order to secure the throne for L\u00e1szl\u00f3, her baby boy, called in the Czech Hussite mercenary leader Jan Jiskra. She gave him the title \u0022Captain of the Mining Towns and Kassa\u0022, and gave him the castle of Z\u00f3lyom.@1440-1441|The Czech Hussites soon occupied much of northern Hungary. Queen Elisabeth entrusted F\u00fclek Castle to Jiskra, who reinforced it. The Hussites reinforced the occupied castles and turned them into bandit lairs. They were pillaging everywhere and large areas became uninhabited. They wiped out the local German and Hungarian population, who were replaced by Czech and other Slavic settlers. The Czech Hussite devastation largely contributed to the Slavicisation of northern Hungary (now Slovakia).@1462|At the end of the war that King Matthias of Hungary had waged against the Hussites since 1458, Jiskra swore loyalty to the king and handed over the castles he still held. Afterwards Jiskra fought in the service of King Matthias until his death.@1471|Vit\u00e9z J\u00e1nos, the Archbishop of Esztergom forged a conspiracy against King Matthias of Hungary. They invited Prince Casimir Jagiellon, the son of Casimir IV of Poland to the throne.@July 1471|King Matthias managed to convince most of the conspirators in Buda.@September 1471|King Matthias called together the country assembly to remedy the grievances.@October 1471|The army of Prince Casimir Jagiellon (Saint Casimir) arrived to Hungary, not knowing that the political situation changed in favor for King Matthias. Per\u00e9nyi Mikl\u00f3s joined the treason and handed over the castle of Sztropk\u00f3, but Per\u00e9nyi Istv\u00e1n remained loyal to Matthias.@December 1473|King Matthias granted mercy to Per\u00e9nyi Mikl\u00f3s.@April 23, 1474|The Treaty of \u00d3falu ended the war and the Polish plunders. The king gave Per\u00e9nyi Mikl\u00f3s back his lands.@1483|King Matthias ordered the town of Kassa to take over Sztropk\u00f3, after Per\u00e9nyi Mikl\u00f3s hadn't stopped robbing the merchants. The brother of Mikl\u00f3s, Per\u00e9nyi Istv\u00e1n welcomed the king's commissioners at F\u00fclek Castle with cannon fire. Afterwards L\u00e1batlan Andr\u00e1s captured the castles of the Per\u00e9nyi family (F\u00fclek, Sztropk\u00f3, S\u00e1ros, \u00dajv\u00e1r) on behalf of King Matthias.@1490|King Ul\u00e1szl\u00f3 II of Hungary gave F\u00fclek to R\u00e1skai Bal\u00e1zs, who was Master of the Treasury.@1513|Franciscan monks settled down in F\u00fclek.@#8|@#9|@1551|Bebek Ferenc transformed F\u00fclek Castle into a strong fortress based on the plans of Italian engineers.@June 16, 1554|The Turks occupied F\u00fclek. A Saracen slave serving in the castle let the Turks in through the garbage chute while the guards were fast asleep after the previous day's merry-making.@1554-1593|Turkish rule. The Turks of the castle pillaged the area.@#10|@November 27, 1593|The Imperial army of Tiffensbach Krist\u00f3f united with the army of P\u00e1lffy Mikl\u00f3s occupied F\u00fclek. After receiving the news of the defeat of the Turkish army sent to liberate the castle, the defenders surrendered. The castle was under fire for only two days. The conditions of the surrender let the Turks leave the castle armed, and with their wives and children. The 2450 inhabitants left the castle, but the Christian soldiers noticed that the Muslim women could hardly walk because of carrying so much treasure under their clothes secretly. They relieved them of their burden, and also discovered that the Turks buried much of the treasure in the castle.@first half of the 17th century|The castle provided shelter for the refugees. The nobility of the neighboring counties held their assemblies in the castle.@#13|@March 1605|The castle, which was under blockade since previous December, opened its gates to the army of Bocskai Istv\u00e1n.@#14|@May 4, 1615|Fire devastated in the town and in the castle. The reconstruction finished in 1619.@#15|@September 14, 1619|Prince Bethlen G\u00e1bor of Transylvania occupied F\u00fclek.@April 1621|Sz\u00e9chy Gy\u00f6rgy betrayed Prince Bethlen and convinced also the captain of F\u00fclek to do so.@July 4-12, 1621|Prince Bethlen G\u00e1bor of Transylvania captured F\u00fclek by siege.@#16|@September 28, 1623|The army of Bethlen G\u00e1bor reached F\u00fclek, but the castle's commander Bosny\u00e1k Tam\u00e1s did not surrender. Afterwards Bethlen didn't bother with the castles, instead he hurried to stop the Imperial army sent to Hungary.@1630|Bosny\u00e1k Judit became the owner of F\u00fclek. The town was flourishing, and a Lutheran high school opened.@#17|@autumn 1644|Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania occupied F\u00fclek for a short period.@late March, 1644|Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania was heading towards the Garam River through F\u00fclek. The captain of F\u00fclek, Wessel\u00e9nyi Ferenc made a deal with the Prince, and promised not to attack the back of the passing army.@May 1644|The Imperials liberated F\u00fclek.@August 5, 1644|Wessel\u00e9nyi Ferenc, Captain of F\u00fclek, occupied the castle of Mur\u00e1ny with the help of his lover, Sz\u00e9chy M\u00e1ria (Venus of Mur\u00e1ny) from the followers of Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania.@June 1645|The advancing army of Prince R\u00e1k\u00f3czi Gy\u00f6rgy I of Transylvania captured F\u00fclek, then united with the Swedish army in Moravia against the Habsburgs.@#18|@1657|Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n I was appointed Captain of F\u00fclek. He fell in the battle near L\u00e9va in 1664.@1667|Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n lI became the Captain of F\u00fclek.@1672|Koh\u00e1ry reinforced the fortifications of F\u00fclek.@#21|@1678|Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly Imre kuruc leader besieged F\u00fclek in alliance with the Turks, but the castle successfully resisted.@#22|@August 22, 1682|The kuruc army of Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly Imre and the army of Ibrahim, Pasha of Buda, lay siege to F\u00fclek. On the 2nd of September the army of Prince Apafi Mih\u00e1ly of Transylvania joined them. The town completely burned down during the siege. A great number of Turks perished in the attacks.@September 10, 1682|Captain Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n surrendered the castle at last, giving in to the pressure of his own soldiers (they wanted to push him off the castle wall). In spite of the disapproval of Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly Imre the Turks exploded the castle. After he couldn't convince Koh\u00e1ry Istv\u00e1n to join his side, Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly locked him in the castle of Reg\u00e9c, where he spent years for his unwavering loyalty to the Habsburgs.@September 16, 1682|In the name of the Sultan Pasha Ibrahim appointed Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly King of Hungary. Afterwards Th\u00f6k\u00f6ly rather had himself called Prince of Upper Hungary. 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