A középkori Orbágyszentgyörgy topográfiája és birtokosai*

Abstract

In our study we would like to draw attention to the topographic reconstruction of
the settlement network of the territories under Ottoman occupation. The village
of Orbágyszentgyörgy, once an important settlement in the southern part of the
Danube-Tisza Interfluve Area, was chosen as a model. This settlement was located on the South Slavic–Hungarian language border during the Ottoman period,
making it an ideal example for illustrating social transformation and the changes
in toponyms. Based on field and archival investigations, we reconstructed the location of the medieval village and some details of its borders. The largest part of
the village of Orbágyszentgyörgy today forms the eastern half of the town of Hajós. As a result of the changes during the Ottoman era, the former part of the medieval village, the Kegyesfölde praedium, first became a separate uninhabitated
area (mezraa), under the name Kegyös (later transformed to Köles/Kélös). Subsequently, in the 20th century, it became part of the newly founded Kéleshalom
village, together with the northern part of Jánoshalma, called Felsőterézhalom.
During our research, we pointed out that a combined, in-depth examination of
medieval charters and Ottoman sources is necessary to provide unknown details
about vanished settlements and their medieval belongings.