Hatvan

Title

Hatvan

Also Known As

Cothavan, Cothevan, Cothwan, Hottwan

Dates

Founded 13th c.; dissolved 1530s

Dedication

Margaret of Antioch

Affiliation

Váradhegyfok

Medieval Diocese

Vác

Circary

Hungary

History

The priory of Hatvan was founded at the beginning of the 13th century by Simon of the Nagyhatvan kindred. The brothers were involved with the draining of marshes in the area and the introduction of new forms of land tillage. The community had been dissolved by the 1530s.

The former priory buildings were destroyed in the 1590s, and the town hall of Hatvan now stands on the site.

Heads of Community

Priors

Pál I, fl. 1303
András, fl. 1318
Fülöp, fl. 1327
Pál II, fl. 1345
Tamás, fl. 1390
Albert, fl. 1458
Márton, fl. 1539

Status

Priory

Bibliography

Demény-Dittel, Lajos. “A hatvani premontrei szerzetes közösség, mint hiteles hely (egy nagyobb tanulmány részlete).” Hatvani Kalendárium 2 (2000): 57–61.

———. “Adatok a hatvani, premontrei, prépostság történe téből.” Hatvani Kalendárium 24 (2022): 46–61. http://konyvtarhatvan.hu/sites/default/files/files/Premontrei_rend_Hatvanban.pdf.

Tóvay Nagy, Péter. “A hatvani premontrei prépostság története 1351-ig.” Sic Itur ad Astra: Fiatal történészek folyóirata 15, no. 4 (2003): 5–62. https://epa.oszk.hu/01000/01019/00036/pdf/EPA01019_sic_itur_ad_astra_2003_04_005-062.pdf.

Image Credit

View of Hatvan in the 16th century. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Hungary

Citation

“Hatvan,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/219.

Geolocation

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