Uraj

View of the village

Uraj is a former independent village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. It has been part of Ózd since 1978.

Location

It is in the Uraj stream valley, 3.2 km northwest of Ózd, near the Hungary-Slovakia border. Its northwestern neighbor is Susa, 3 km away.

Roman Catholic Church

History

Interior of the church

The name of the village was Wray in 1216, Vraj in 1360, and Wraja in 1427. After the Turkish destruction, people left, but later they came back.[1] The Roman Catholic church was built in 15th century.[2]

Since 1978, it has been part of the city of Ózd.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Uraj. | Borovszky Samu: Magyarország vármegyéi és városai | Kézikönyvtár". www.arcanum.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Szeplőtelen Fogantatás-templom (Ózd) | Miserend". miserend.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2025-04-01.
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