1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TOKAJ (or TOKAY), a town of Hungary, in the county of emplen, 148 m. E.N.E. of Budapest by rail. Pop. (1900), 5104. it is situated at the confluence of the Bodrog with the Theiss, and gives its name to the famous Tokay wine. Toltaj lies at the 'oot of the Hegyalja Mountains, which stretch to the north and north-west of the town, between the rivers Hernad and Bodrog, 'or a distance of about 60 m. as far north as Eperjes. The northern part of the range is also called S6var Mountains. These mountains, which have in th…
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