Mezőkeresztes is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary in the continent of Europe near Mezőkövesd and Eger. 35 km (22 mi) south from county seat Miskolc. Can be reached by car on highway M3. The train station Mezőkeresztes–Mezőnyárád is 3.1 km (2 mi) away from the town itself, towards Mezőnyárád. The area around it has been inhabited since the Great Migration. In the 14th century it belonged to the Diósgyőr estate. King Ladislaus V granted market town status to Mezőkeresztes. In 1596, there was a great Battle of Mezőkeresztes, where Mehmed III, a sultan of the Ottoman Empire defeated the Habsburg and Transylvanian forces. During the battle the Sultan had to be dissuaded from fleeing the field halfway through the battle. More information...
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