Abasár is a village in Heves county in Hungary, situated near Gyöngyös in the foothills of the Mátra mountains. It was first attested as Saar in 1261 and 1271. Sár was a personal name meaning "blonde". A Benedictine monastery here belonged to the Aba genus, that's where prefix comes from. According to the tradition, the monastery was founded by King …Abasár is a village in Heves county in Hungary, situated near Gyöngyös in the foothills of the Mátra mountains. It was first attested as Saar in 1261 and 1271. Sár was a personal name meaning "blonde". A Benedictine monastery here belonged to the Aba genus, that's where prefix comes from. According to the tradition, the monastery was founded by King Samuel Aba in 1042, and he was buried here.
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