Tiszabercel

Tiszabercel is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Tiszabercel
Aerial photo from Tiszabercel
Coat of arms
Tiszabercel Location of Tiszabercel in Hungary
Coordinates: 48.15°N 21.65°E / 48.15; 21.65
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
• Total	31.38 km2 (12.12 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,819
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4474
Area code	+36 42
Website	https://www.tiszabercel.hu/

Geography

It covers an area of 31.38 km² (12 sq mi) and has a population of 1819 people (2015).

History

Berczel's name appears in diplomas in 1335. The settlement was then the property of the Izsépi family, which as a dowry to the family member of the family, János Olasz, the wife of Blessed Major. The Izzipi and Italian families share it at the end of this century. The part of the property of the Italian family was named Egyházasbercel, the family of Izsép was called Istvánfia Berczel. It is mentioned in 1400 as the property of the Bessenyey family. In 1405 the Cselei are also written as owners of the Izsépy and Dobay families. In 1424 the country finds. llt. according to his charter, the village was named as two separate settlements: Berzel and Egyházas-Berczel under the name Tisza. In 1436 they were also owned by the Tatár and Vay families of Berczel and the Báthorians.

Until the beginning of the 19th century, it was owned by several families: Csoma, Ibrányi, Ormos, Bakó, Inczédy, Gulácsy, Bessenyey, Dombrády, Liszkay, Vida, Osváth, Boronkai, Kömmerling, and For Mozga families. At the beginning of the 20th century, Lajos Okolicsányi was the larger owner of the village.

Famous residents

• Edith Bruck (born 1932), Hungarian writer, director