| Zajta | |
| Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Zajta in Hungary |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg}} |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.19 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code: | 4974 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | +36 44 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Population Total: | 441 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
Zajta (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Zaita[2]) is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary.
It was first mentioned as Zalyta in 1314 as a settlement belonging to the Gutkeled family.In 1314, Master Michael, the son of Tiba, a member of the Gutkeled family, shared their inherited estates with László, János and Tamás, brothers of the ancestor of the Apagyi family. Then Zajta got to Tamás.
His name was written as Zaytha in 1461, and his possessions were then owned by the Beck and Father families.
In 1462, András Atyai's son died without a descendant, his estate was given to the Rozsályi Kúnok, who also bought the estates of the Gacsályi family in 1476, and from then on he belonged to the Rozsályi estate and shared his fate throughout.
It was destroyed in 1671 by imperial troops and Karl von Strassaldo, the chief captain of Satu Mare, and its inhabitants fled and until 1767 its territory was uninhabited.
Following the signal of the Treaty of Trianon, Zajta became part of Romania. However, Lajos Gaál, a professor native of the village, realized that the village was owned by Hungary according to the treaty. Thus, in 1924, the village was returned to Hungary.[3]
It covers an area of 9.190NaN0 and has a population of 441 people (2017).