Muhi

Muhi
Muhi

Location of Muhi

Coordinates: 47°58′40″N 20°55′46″E / 47.97789°N 20.92933°E / 47.97789; 20.92933Coordinates: 47°58′40″N 20°55′46″E / 47.97789°N 20.92933°E / 47.97789; 20.92933
Country  Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
  Total 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 538
  Density 55.92/km2 (144.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3552
Area code(s) 46

Muhi is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Aerial photograph: Muhi, earth fort

The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the thirteenth century, two villages stood here. In the Battle of Muhi in 1241, the Mongols decisively defeated the forces of King Béla IV of Hungary.

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