Alsóvadász is a village in Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén county, Hungary.

Alsóvadász
Coat of arms of Alsóvadász
Location of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén county in Hungary
Location of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén county in Hungary
Alsóvadász is located in Hungary
Alsóvadász
Alsóvadász
Location of Alsóvadász
Coordinates: 48°14′23″N 20°54′14″E / 48.23962°N 20.90393°E / 48.23962; 20.90393
CountryHungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 • Total22.91 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,558
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3811
Area code46

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in the village.[1] In 1840, 149 Jews lived in the village and there was a Jewish cemetery there.[2] Some of them were murdered in the Holocaust.[3]

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