In 1345, King Charles Robert's Sicilian supporters, Nicholas, Philip, and William Drugeth, gave Abaújvár to the Augustinians Friars.

While the Perényi family gained local importance after the Battle of Rozgony by giving their support to King Charles Robert of Anjou against the Aba, unfortunately even several decades later they were not in a financial position to carry on with needed fortification.

Eventually King Sigismund's treasury allocated some funds for the fortification of the castle; however, the Perényi used the money to build for themselves a family chateau on their own estate.

The proximity (18 km) to the city of Kassa (Košice in present-day Slovakia), has made Abaújvár a place of interest for many settlers.

Within less than 100 years of continued construction of new residential homes, the local population had totally dismantled the entire castle and its fortification walls to use the stone as a raw material for building their houses, destroying one of Hungary's most important historical sites.

At the present time the castle grounds provide a resting place to several key members of the Aba family and another eight hundred knights slain during the Battle of Rozgony on June 15, 1312.

Providing you are traveling Abaújvár from Budapest / Miskolc, Hungary, or going south from Kassa (Košice), the best way is take Highway E79 / E71 to Hidasnémeti.

From Hidasnémeti you will need to travel east towards Gönc, Hungary, and then 3 km past the town take a left turn though Szujta to Abaújvár.

The residents of the village of Abaújvár enjoy natural gas connection to their houses, running water, and a central sewerage system.

There is no post office in the village and there is only a small convenience store run by a local person that mostly carries very limited food stock, but sells various alcohol and beer over the counter.