Buzita Mill

The mill is a notable building in Buzita. It was originally a granary built in 1811 by the Szentimrey family from Krasznikvajda. It was bought by Károly Máthé in 1920 and converted into a steam mill in 1922, the engine of which was first powered by wood and then by coal. The mill's mechanical equipment was made by the Károly Polednyák company from Košice. Its output was 4 q per hour. High-quality grain and groats were ground here until 1953. Then it served as a state farm storage facility and grain feed mill. In 1990, the dilapidated building was returned to its original owners. ; The renovated mill was inaugurated on September 15, 2014. The ceremony began with the blessing and consecration of the renovated Calvary sculpture group. The ceremonial handover of the renovated mill began with a performance by the Buzita Citra Orchestra and the Buzita Elementary School Citra Orchestra. After the zither players played, the presentation of the tender for the purchase and renovation of the mill building followed. The project was implemented within the framework of the Hungary-Slovakia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 under the "Establishment of an International Educational Network to Support Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurs". The leading partner in the project was the "VITEA Foundation" from Miskolc, Hungary, which promotes rural and territorial development. The Slovak partner was the neighboring settlement of Buzita, the municipality of Reste. The design engineer of the renovation was engineer Dezső Kovács. The renovation works were carried out by the KISS construction company from Szeps. ; As a result of the project, a further training center is operated in the mill. This is how it fulfills its mission, which it has maintained for centuries: it brought communication, trade, and the opportunities of a more open economic system to the people. It also serves cultural purposes. ; The blessing and consecration of the mill was performed by Catholic priest Dr. János Száraz. The ribbon was cut by Bartko Szabó, née Katalin Máthé, on behalf of the Máthé family, with the help of her granddaughter Bernadett Kamenicky. ; ; The date of construction was 1922-1923. At that time, the mill was established in that old stone-walled granary, and the upper part made of wood was built on top. The builder was Károly Máthé. His granddaughter, Katalin Máthé, still lives on that plot. ; Information: County Sociographies VII. Part. Abaúj-Torna County. Published 1939. Foreword written by: Pál Szent-Imrey of Krasznik-Vajdai, the vice-governor of Abaúj-Torna county and Pohl. Sándor dr. Kassa thj. szab. kir. mayor of the city, according to which Károly Máthé was born in 1881. In Somodi (Drienovec), he learned the mechanic trade. For 20 years he was a manorial mechanic and ispán in Zsarnóc, therefore all 6 of his sons were born there, of whom three certainly worked in the mill as millers. This Szent Imrey family is old. According to the source, the settlement that is now called Krasznokvajda (M.O.) came into the possession of this family, which was depopulated around 1635 due to Turkish raiding troops, and then repopulated.