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The Bodrog river

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According to a local fairy tale, there were once fairies on the Castle Hill who loved to play ball. When the ball rolled away, they cried - their tears became the Bodrog River.

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3916 Bodrogkeresztúr, Kossuth utca 16

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The Bodrog river

Description
According to a local fairy tale, there were once fairies on the Castle Hill who loved to play ball. When the ball rolled away, they cried - their tears became the Bodrog River.

Location
3916 Bodrogkeresztúr, Kossuth utca 16

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Kids' Locations

The Bezerédj House According to tradition, the house belonged to Imre Bezerédj, who was promoted to brigadier in 1706 by Ferenc Rákóczi II, but was executed for treason in 1708. Károly Dietz, who was captain of the Hungarian national football team from 1934 to 1939, also lived in this house in the 1950s.
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The statue of the Hungarian prince Ferenc Rákóczi II. A life-size bust of Rákóczi, cast in bronze by sculptor Géza Balogh on the basis of a painting by Ádám Mányoki, can be seen in the centre of the village.
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Philip the stork - stork nests Bodrogkeresztúr has several stork nests. The town's most famous stork is Philip, who came from Spain and lived here for 12 years, never flying south in winter.
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The Griffin Well Just as the lion was considered the king of land animals and the eagle the king of birds, the griffin was considered a particularly powerful and majestic animal, the lord of all creatures.
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World War I Memorial "On 31th July 1914, at 9 o'clock in the evening, terrible news shocked the population of the village. Like an ominous trumpet, the drum sounded under the cover of night and the village's then magistrate, Károly Rozgonyi, shouted in a faltering voice through the village: "War has broken out!"
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The Bodrog river According to a local fairy tale, there were once fairies on the Castle Hill who loved to play ball. When the ball rolled away, they cried - their tears became the Bodrog River.
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The former Széchenyi-Wolkenstein Castle A special fate awaited the last landlords of Bodrogkeresztúr. The countess was a lady-in-waiting to Empress Sissi, and the count was a frequent visitor to the imperial court - yet they found their home in Bodrogkeresztúr.
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The Rákóczi House It was a manor house built in the 17th century in the early Baroque style.
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The Rabbinic House "She walked as if she were floating, in a silky black dress that swished as she walked."
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Former Synagogue The former Orthodox synagogue is now a tourist centre.
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Routes for Kids

Walking in Bodrogkeresztur 5.8 km
The Treasure Trove of Keresztúr 0.2 km
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The Bodrog river

The Bodrog river