Tolcsva
Village in Northern Hungary, Hungary
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Tolcsva is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is the birthplace of film pioneer William Fox.
Tolcsva | |
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Village | |
Aerial photography of Tolcsva palace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tolcsva Location of Tolcsva | |
| Coordinates: 48.28457°N 21.44942°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District | Sárospatak |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025)[1] | |
• Total | 1,463 |
| • Density | 88.72/km2 (229.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3934 |
| Area code | (+36) 47 |
| Website | tolcsva |
Notable residents
- Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Glick, Rabbi of Tolcsva from 1858 till his passing in 1909, and author of the multivolume Yad Yitzchok.[2]
- Barna Buza, Hungarian politician and jurist, Minister of Agriculture (1918-1919) and Minister of Justice (1918)
- Béla Mezőssy, Hungarian politician, Secretary of Agriculture (1906-1910) and Minister of Agriculture (1917-1918)
- Margit Feldman (1929-2020), Hungarian Holocaust survivor and activist[3]
- William Fox, Hungarian-American businessman, founder of the Fox Film Corporation and the Fox West Coast Theatres
