Sátoraljaújhely (German: Neustadt am Zeltberg; Slovak: Nové Mesto pod Šiatrom; Yiddish: איהעל) is a border town located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary.

The name change to Sátoraljaújhely occurred later, following a charter issued by King Stephen V in 1261, which granted privileges that accelerated the town's development and attracted settlers (latin: hospes).

However, from the town center, it is a 15-minute walk to the Slovenské Nové Mesto railway station on the other side of the border, from where direct trains depart towards Košice and Čierna nad Tisou.

Some companies attempted to adapt by adopting new business models, such as establishing joint ventures, while others continued their operations under new names after liquidation or relocated their headquarters to other towns.

The town boasts a rich cultural heritage, with notable figures such as the language reformer Ferenc Kazinczy and the politician Lajos Kossuth having strong connections to the area.

The museum highlights changes in punishment systems, the daily lives of inmates, and the consequences of criminal behavior, and it also offers educational programs and crime prevention lectures.

This five-day festival features a vibrant array of cultural programs, offering audiences a rich selection of musical performances and high-quality theatrical productions, promising engaging entertainment.

In the realm of centralized state administration, the regional offices of the county government, the police, fire department, judiciary, prosecution service, and healthcare institutions—such as the Erzsébet Hospital of Sátoraljaújhely—continue to play crucial roles in the life of the town.

On the back of the statue’s pedestal, there is an excerpt from a letter Kossuth wrote from Turin: "… I was born in Monok… but my earliest memories are tied to Újhely, with the sweetness of attachment to my homeland.

During his years in Széphalom, Kazinczy actively participated in the public life of Sátoraljaújhely and even served as the chief elder of the local Reformed Church community for a time.

In the 2nd century CE, an important trade route was established from Aquincum, the capital of the Roman province of Pannonia, passing through Hatvan and leading toward the area of present-day Miskolc, then further northeast along the Bodrog River.

In 1899 an excavation east of the Roman Catholic parish church in Sátoraljaújhely uncovered a grave containing human and horse bones, likely dating back to the Avar period.

[13] Traces of a late Avar-era settlement, potentially Slavic or Avar, were unearthed in 2014 in an area known as Ortói-dűlő, further confirming the historical significance of the region prior to the Hungarian conquest.

"The discovery of significant leader graves from the period of the Hungarian Conquest in the surrounding area—such as in the nearby Karos cemetery—suggests that this region likely served as an early residence for the ruling elite.

In 1261, he granted Sátorelő the status of a town and the accompanying privileges, including economic, administrative, and trade rights, which significantly encouraged settlement and urban development.

[21] In 1453, after King Ladislaus V ascended the Hungarian throne and sought to stabilize the post-civil war situation, he confirmed the Pálóci family in their estates, including the Patak lordship.

During their relocation, the Perényi family brought a significant number of Slavonian (referred to as tót in contemporary sources) and Hungarian nobles and serfs, who primarily settled in Sárospatak and Sátoraljaújhely.

During the Rákóczi War of Independence, in 1709, King Joseph I pledged the Patak and Regéc estates, along with several villages formerly belonging to Tokaj, to Prince Johann Leopold Donat Trautson.

The 1791 urbarium highlighted the town’s advantageous location for trade, supported by weekly markets, its status as a county seat, and the presence of Polish wine merchants.

[26] In 1807, King Francis II granted the Sárospatak and Regéc estates to Prince Karl August of Bretzenheim as compensation for the loss of his Rhineland properties during the Napoleonic Wars.

[28] In October 1848, fears arose in Zemplén County and neighboring regions about an Austrian force of 5,000 troops under General Balthasar Simunich possibly advancing through the Dukla Pass to reinforce imperial armies near Vienna.

According to the National Defense Committee’s plan, Zemplén County fell under the 7th (Prešov) Military District for training recruits and forming battalions, with Pulszky appointed as commander.

In the roster of the Zemplén III Volunteer Company, commanded by Captain Mezősy and consisting of 184 members (dated October 4, 1848), the names of eight residents from Sátoraljaújhely are listed.

When Hungary abolished the status of market towns in 1871, Sátoraljaújhely became a large village, gradually shedding its rural character and adopting a more urban, civic lifestyle.

[35] In the 1920s, many civil servants and intellectuals from the former Upper Hungary region (which corresponds to present-day Slovakia) moved to Sátoraljaújhely, as the county’s administrative structure remained at its pre-1918 size.

Between 1926 and 1928, the town constructed the headquarters of the Financial Directorate, featuring a gable adorned with a sculpture group by Zsigmond Kisfaludy Strobl depicting the Hungarian Conquest.

[37] In 1936, as part of the irredentist and revisionist movements, the Magyar Kálvária (Hungarian Calvary) memorial was built on Szár Hill above the town, funded by public donations.

The town was strategically important for the retreating Hungarian and German troops, as it formed the southern point of the Gizella position, which closed the eastern end of the Karola-line.

A synagogue was built at Sátoraljaújhely in 1790; and when it was demolished in 1887, to be replaced by a new house of worship, it was found to have 8 subterranean chambers, which probably served as safe hiding rooms from local antisemitic pogroms.

The oldest document of the community is dated 1831, during the rabbinate of Moses Teitelbaum, of whom the story is told that Lajos Kossuth, afterward leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, when suffering from an infantile sickness, was brought to him, and that the rabbi blessed the child and, referring to the word "ḳosheṭ" in Psalm lx.