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![[Cernochov flag]](../images/s/sk-tv-ce.gif)
by Gunnar Staack, 24 Nov 2000
The flag was adopted in 1998. Special attraction: wine cellars with
well-known wine from the Tokai region. The village Černochov is placed
in the southwestern skirts of Zempínske vrchy mountain range, surrounded
by vineyards of Tokai and beautiful meadow in the altitude of 175 m above
sea level.
The first document concerning the village originates in the year 1298
and the first notice about viniculture is from the year 1715. The village
had been known for production of excellent wines for centuries and belonged
to several landowners. It was the Rozgonyi family in the15th century, the
Páloczi family in the 16th century, the Order of st. Claire from Šárošpotok
and the Perényi family, the Walis family in the 19th century. The village
reached the highest population of 4888 inhabitants in the year 1869, who
were mainly Hungarians. In the presence, the village has 241 inhabitants.
A plaque epidemic stroke the town in the year 1663 and cholera in the year
1831. It was burnt down in the year 1927.
Source: information from this
site.
Gunnar Staack, 24 Nov 2000
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