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SÁROSPATAK<br />

Sárospatak was already inhabited in Palaeolithic<br />

times; it was given town status in 1201 by King Emeric<br />

of Hungary. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (Árpádházi<br />

Szent Erzsébet) was born here – she was the daughter<br />

of King Andrew II of Hungary. King Sigismund gave<br />

Sárospatak the status of free royal town, and in 1460<br />

it received the right for markets by King Matthias. Its<br />

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