The historical Topography of the Market-Place at Kecskemét Cover Image

A kecskeméti piactér és vásártér történeti helyrajza
The historical Topography of the Market-Place at Kecskemét

Author(s): Edit Sárosi
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet
Keywords: Kecskemét;

Summary/Abstract: Kecskemét was one of the populous group of maket towns on the Great Plain, in the emergence and rise of which a decisive role was played by the geographical location of the town itself. Kecskemét, still mentioned as a possessio in 1353, was already referred to in 1368 as an oppidum seu villa; in 1415 and in 1423 exceptionally termed civitas, from 1439 it regularly occurs as an oppidum in the sources.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 615-632
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Hungarian