Felsővadász
# Felsővadász

Felsővadász (Rusyn: Горні Вадас) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

## Geography

Felsővadász village is located in the valley between Kupa and Gadna. The closest towns are Szikszó (18 km), Edelény and Encs (kb. 30 km).

## History

The name Felsővadász means "Upper-hunter," because this location given to the royal hunters together with Alsóvadász - "lower-hunter". The first mention was in 1279. The Rákóczi family bought the village in 1517. The Turkish army attacked and burned the castle in 1567. In 1860, a windstorm ruined the wooden Greek Catholic Church, so a new church was erected in 1864.

## Notable people

The family castle of George II Rákóczi is in this village what appears in the lower part of the coat of arms.

