Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén ( hu, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye, ; sk, Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is an administrative county ( comitatus or ''megye)'' in north-eastern

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

(commonly called "Northern Hungary"), on the border with

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...

( Košice Region). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is

Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...

. Of the seven statistical regions of Hungary it belongs to the region Northern Hungary. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the second largest county of Hungary both by area (after Bács-Kiskun) and by population (after Pest County). It is the only Hungarian county with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites (the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst and the Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape).

Origins and meanings of name

The county bears the name of three historic counties of Hungary, each of them was centered around a castle. *

Borsod Borsod was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The capital of the county was Miskolc. After World War II, the county was merged with the Hungarian parts of Abaúj-Torna County and Zemplén counties to form Borsod-Aba ...

is named after the castle to which it belonged. The castle was possibly named after its first steward, Bors (in old

Hungarian language Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungar ...

the -d suffix was a derivation suffix for place names, thus the name ''Borsod'' means 'place belonging to Bors.') The name Bors itself is of Hungarian origin, derived from the Turkish loan word ''bors'', which means 'black pepper / peppercorn' or a Slavic personal name ''Bor(i)š'', ''Borša''. The castle itself was a motte castle, and stood near modern-day Edelény. * Abaúj is a shortened form of the name of its castle, ''Abaújvár''. The ''Aba'' portion refers to the Aba clan which ruled the area in the Middle Ages, while ''új vár'' means 'new castle.' The castle stood near the village of Abaújvár. * Zemplén is named after its castle as well. The name is derived from the Slovak word ''zem'' or the Slavic ''zemlja'', meaning 'earth, soil, ground' or 'country.' The castle, like its name indicates, was a motte with earthen walls; its remnants can still be seen near the Slovak village Zemplín. Note that besides these three castles, there were other castles in the old counties which became the modern Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, such as the well-known Füzérvár.

Coat of arms and flag

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén departemento blazono

The county's coat of arms was created in 1991 from the coats of arms of the former counties now forming parts of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. From left to right: Coat of arms of Abaúj-Torna county. – Coat of arms of Zemplén county. – Coat of arms of Borsod county. – Coat of arms of Gömör / Gömör-Kishont countyDecree about the coat of arms and flag of the county
(PDF) (with its red background color changed to the same blue as used in the coat of arms of Abaúj). The flag is vertically divided into two equal sections (red and blue), with the coat of arms on it, and the county's name embroidered with gold thread under the coat of arms. Its ratio is 2:1. The use of both coat of arms and flag is regulated by the county council.

Geography

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is one of the most geographically diverse areas of Hungary. It lies where the Northern Mountains meet the Great Hungarian Plain, thus the northern parts of the county are mountainous – with some of the highest peaks and deepest caves in the country –, the southern parts are flat. The average temperature is lower than that of the country, the average

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is higher (7–800 mm/year.) The region holds the country's record for lowest temperature: on 16 February 1940 in the town of Görömböly-Tapolca (now Miskolctapolca.)

Rivers

Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders. The Tisza be ...

, which forms a natural border between Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg countries *

Sajó The Sajó ( , Hungarian) or Slaná ( Slovak) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary. Its length is 229 km, of which 110 km is in Slovakia. Its source is in the Stolica Mountains range of the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows through the ...

, a tributary to Tisza * Bodrog, a tributary to Tisza * Hernád, a tributary to Sajó

Highest points

* Istállós-kő, Bükk Mountains (959 m.) *

Nagy-Milic Nagy-Milic (; sk, Veľký Milič) is the highest peak of the Hungarian part of the Zemplén Mountains, which is part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountain is situated on the border of Hungary and Slovakia. It is 894 metres tall and is near ...

Zemplén Mountains Zemplén Mountains () or Tokaj Mountains (; hu, Zempléni-hegység or ''Tokaji-hegység'') is a mountain range in Hungary. Its highest peak is the Nagy-Milic at 894 metres above sea level. The range is part of the North Hungarian Mountains wit ...

(894 m.)

History

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county was created after

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from the pre-1938 counties

-Gömör-Kishont, Abaúj-Torna and Zemplén (see also: 1950 Administrative Reform in Hungary).

From the Conquest until the Turkish occupation (900s–1526)

The historical comitatus (Hungarian: ''vármegye'' – "castle county", since each of them belonged to a castle) came into existence during the

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county belonged to the Castle of ''Borsod'', Abaúj belonged to the Castle of ''Újvár'' (in the modern village of Abaújvár) and Zemplén belonged to the Castle of ''Zemplén'' (today in Slovakia.) At this time the area of Borsod also included the later county Torna, and Abaúj also included the later counties Sáros and Heves. In the 12th century the former Abaúj comitatus was split into Abaúj, Heves and Sáros counties, while Torna was separated from Borsod. For the next hundreds of years the borders remained unchanged. About two-thirds of the areas of these counties were royal property, the others were ruled by clans, for example the Miskóc clan (after whom the city of Miskolc was named.) The area was inhabited mostly by castle serfs and foreign settlers (

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and

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.) By the 12th century more and more areas were owned by noble families and the

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. Most of Borsod was ruled by the Bors-Miskóc clan, while Abaúj was the estate of the Aba clan. By the 14th century most of the area was owned by oligarchs. To straighten his rule Charles Robert waged war against them. Palatine Amadé Aba (Genus Aba) was "de facto" ruler of Northern Hungary. Charles Robert betrayed and defeated Amadé in the Battle of Rozgony in 1312, and also gained power over Northern Hungary. The differences between towns and villages became important during the

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age of Hungary. In Borsod and Abaúj the Free Royal Town of Kassa (today's

Košice Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of a ...

, Slovakia) and Miskolc emerged as the most important towns. The Castle of Diósgyőr had its prime under Louis the Great, it was one of the favourite residences of the royal family. In the 16th century wine growing gained more importance. Today

Tokaj-Hegyalja Tokaj wine region ( hu, Tokaji borvidék sk, Vinohradnícka oblasť Tokaj) or Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region (short ''Tokaj-Hegyalja'' or ''Hegyalja'') is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia. It is a ...

in Zemplén is one of the most important and famous wine districts of Hungary, home of the famous Tokay wine (named after the town

Tokaj Tokaj () is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the centre of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district where Tokaji wine is produced. History The wine-growing are ...

, the center of the wine district.)

From the Turkish occupation until the First World War (1526–1914)

After the battle of Mohács, as the Turks occupied more and more of the Southern territories of Hungary, the area of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, as the northernmost part of the country, became an important area. After the Turkish occupation ended, and Hungary became part of the

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, the area – because of its distance from

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– was the main base of the resistance, and held this status until the

Ausgleich The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (german: Ausgleich, hu, Kiegyezés) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The Compromise only partially re-established the former pre-1848 sovereignty and status of the Kingdom of Hungary ...

("Compromise"), when Hungary, formerly a mere province of the Empire, became an equal partner with Austria (1867). The family of

Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi ( hu, II. Rákóczi Ferenc, ; 27 March 1676 – 8 April 1735) was a Hungarian nobleman and leader of Rákóczi's War of Independence against the Habsburgs in 1703–11 as the prince ( hu, fejedelem) of the Estates Confedera ...

(leader of the Revolution against Habsburg rule in the early 18th century) had estates here, and the revolution itself was organised from here. The region also had cultural importance. The

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

began its spreading in Hungary in this area, and the first Protestant college was opened in Sárospatak. Many of the important persons of the Age of Enlightenment grew up in this region, for example the important politicians

Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (, hu, udvardi és kossuthfalvi Kossuth Lajos, sk, Ľudovít Košút, anglicised as Louis Kossuth; 19 September 1802 – 20 March 1894) was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, polit ...

, Bertalan Szemere and László Palóczy, and the language reformer

Ferenc Kazinczy Ferenc Kazinczy (in older English: Francis Kazinczy, October 27, 1759 – August 23, 1831) was a Hungarian author, poet, translator, neologist, an agent in the regeneration of the Hungarian language and literature at the turn of the 19th centu ...

. During the 18th century several towns bought their freedom from their

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landowners. New

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were formed, manufactures were built, mines were opened, glassworks and forges were built. Miskolc began to catch up with Kassa and take over the role as the leading city of the region, and because of this Borsod was the fastest developing county of the three counties. Many foreign settlers arrived, Slovaks, Greeks, Germans, Russians – even today there are whole villages with significant number of them. According to the census of 1787 Borsod, Abaúj and Zemplén had almost 500,000 inhabitants. After the

Northern Hungary – just like the other parts of the country – experienced an era of prosperity and fast development. New factories, railway lines were built, the population grew. In 1882 Abaúj county was merged with Torna, and was renamed Abaúj-Torna. Furthermore, a large population of Jews was established during this time period. The famous film mogul who created Paramount Pictures,

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, was born in Ricse, a town in this county.

From 1914 to today

After

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and the

Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in Versailles on 4 June 1920. It forma ...

Hungary had to give up its northern parts to

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. Abaúj-Torna had to give up 48% of its area, 72% of Zemplén became part of Czechoslovakia, only Borsod remained fully within Hungary. The neighboring county of Gömör-Kishont retained 7.5% of its area, and remaining parts were merged with Borsod. The county seats were Miskolc (Borsod-Gömör-Kishont), Szikszó (Abaúj-Torna) and Sátoraljaújhely (Zemplén). Under the First Vienna Award, arbitrated by

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and Fascist Italy following the

Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement ( cs, Mnichovská dohoda; sk, Mníchovská dohoda; german: Münchner Abkommen) was an agreement concluded at Munich on 30 September 1938, by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. It provided "cession to Germany ...

, Hungary re-annexed territories that has been ceded to Czechoslovakia. During

Kassa was the capital of Abaúj-Torna. After Allied

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, the pre-1938 borders were reinstated. The administration of the country needed to revert to pre-war status quo, since most of the land grabs proved temporary. Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians remaining in Slovakia were forcibly expelled. In 1950 the Hungarian parts of the former counties Borsod-Gömör-Kishont, Abaúj-Torna and Zemplén were united, forming the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, with Miskolc being the county capital. During the

Socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the ...

era the region was developed into the centre of heavy industry. Whole new towns came into existence in place of small villages ( Tiszaújváros, Kazincbarcika), the industrial character of existing cities became more important (Miskolc,

Ózd Ózd () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was fi ...

.) Urbanization was rapid, workers from all over the country were arriving in these cities and towns, and the population of Miskolc reached its highest level in the 1980s (around 211.000.) The end of the Socialist era and the

recession In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction when there is a general decline in economic activity. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock). This may be triggered by various ...

of the 1990s hit hard, the unemployment rate is one of the highest of the country, and the local governments try to get over the crisis by strengthening the touristic potential. This seems to be a good idea, since Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is a geographically diverse area with rich natural and cultural treasures.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 667,594 and the population density was 92/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 58,000), Germans (2,500), Slovaks (2,000) and Rusyns (1,500). Total population (2011 census): 686,266
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 643,950 persons: *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the ...

: 576,814 (89.57%) *

Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnicities * Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia ** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule * Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...

: 58,246 (9.05%) *Others and indefinable: 8,890 (1.38%) Approx. 89,000 persons in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: *Catholic – 282,904 (

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

– 248,033;

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– 34,816); * Reformed – 135,677; *

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...

– 3,483; *other religions – 10,500; * Non-religious – 83,033; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...

– 5,821; *''Undeclared'' – 164,848.

Regional structure

Economy

Due to the emphasis on industrialization during the former

regime and the county's richness in brown coal, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén has become one of the leading industrial regions of the country, "the Ruhr Area of Hungary". The most important centres of heavy industry were

, Tiszaújváros and Kazincbarcika. With the fall of the Socialist regime the industry faced a crisis, and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is among the counties that have the highest rate of unemployment and also the lowest rates of GDP per capita in Hungary. The county is the site of the Borsod Power Plant, one of the largest

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power plants in Hungary.

Politics

County Assembly

The Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 29 counselors, with the following party composition:

Presidents of the County Assembly

Members of the National Assembly

The following members elected of the

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during the 2022 parliamentary election:

Municipalities

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County has 1 urban county, 27

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an or ...

, 8 large villages and 322 villages. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the county of extremes: it is the home of the country's fourth largest city and second largest agglomeration, where one fourth of the county' population resides, on the other hand, the county is full of hamlets with population under 200. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén has 28 cities/towns (as of 2019) and over 300 villages. With a total of 358 cities, towns and villages this county has the most municipalities in Hungary. Approximately half of the population lives in cities/towns. ;City with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011 census) *

(167,754) – county seat ;Towns *

(34,481) * Kazincbarcika (29,010) * Mezőkövesd (16,559) * Tiszaújváros (16,500) * Sátoraljaújhely (15,783) * Sárospatak (12,991) * Sajószentpéter (12,012) * Edelény (9,986) * Szerencs (9,198) * Putnok (6,905) * Felsőzsolca (6,613) *

Encs Encs is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 30 kilometers from the county capital Miskolc. History The area has been inhabited for at least 6,000 years. After the Hungarians occupied the area, it became part of ''Ú ...

(6,344) * Mezőcsát (5,980) * Alsózsolca (5,766) *

Szikszó Szikszó is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from county capital Miskolc. History Szikszó was first mentioned in documents in 1280. It belonged to the estate of the Aba clan. After 1370 Aba Estates in the area b ...

(5,631) * Nyékládháza (5,023) * Emőd (5,007) *

(4,530) *

Szendrő Szendrő is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from county capital Miskolc. History Szendrő was first mentioned in 1317. It was named after its owner Szend. Szendro is a Hungarian last name. The first stone-built ...

(4,065) *

Mezőkeresztes Mezőkeresztes is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary near Mezőkövesd and Eger. Location south from county seat Miskolc. Can be reached by car on highway M3. The train station ''Mezőkeresztes–Mezőnyárád'' is away ...

(3,886) * Borsodnádasd (3,169) *

Abaújszántó Abaújszántó is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, about from the county seat Miskolc. It belongs to the famous Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. History Abaújszántó has been inhabited since ancient times. The Hung ...

(3,147) * Cigánd (2,963) * Sajóbábony (2,887) *

Rudabánya Rudabánya is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. The town territory was the location of the discovery of a hominid from 12 million years ago, '' Dryopithecus brancoi'' (1969). International relations Rudabánya is twinned with: ...

(2,583) * Gönc (2,059) * Pálháza (1,061) ;Villages * Abaújalpár *

Abaújkér Abaújkér is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Jews lived in Abaújkér for many years until they were murdered in the Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during Wor ...

Abaújlak Abaújlak is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. External links Street map Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Borsod-geo-stub ...

* Abaújszolnok * Abaújvár * Abod * Aggtelek * Alacska * Alsóberecki * Alsódobsza * Alsógagy * Alsóregmec * Alsószuha * Alsótelekes * Alsóvadász * Arka * Arló Red pog

* Arnót * Aszaló * Ároktő * Baktakék * Balajt * Baskó * Bánhorváti * Bánréve * Becskeháza * Bekecs *

Berente Berente is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. References External links Street map Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Borsod-geo-stub ...

* Beret * Berzék * Bodroghalom *

Bodrogkeresztúr Bodrogkeresztúr (shortly, ''"Keresztúr"'', yi, קערעסטיר) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Before World War II, there was a sizable Jewish community in Bodrogkeresztúr. At its height, there were 535 Jews in the ...

* Bodrogkisfalud * Bodrogolaszi * Bogács * Boldogkőújfalu * Boldogkőváralja * Boldva * Borsodbóta * Borsodgeszt * Borsodivánka * Borsodszentgyörgy * Borsodszirák * Bódvalenke * Bódvarákó * Bódvaszilas * Bózsva * Bőcs * Bükkaranyos * Bükkábrány * Bükkmogyorósd * Bükkszentkereszt * Bükkzsérc * Büttös * Csenyéte * Cserépfalu * Cserépváralja * Csernely * Csincse * Csobaj * Csobád * Csokvaomány * Damak * Dámóc * Debréte * Detek * Dédestapolcsány * Domaháza * Dövény * Dubicsány * Egerlövő *

Erdőbénye The village Erdőbénye has around 1000 inhabitants and is located 20 km from the town of Tokaj in Northern Hungary. It lies in a valley surrounded by mountains and vineyards, in the middle of the famous wine-region ‘Tokaj-Hegyalja’, in ...

* Erdőhorváti * Égerszög * Fancsal * Farkaslyuk * Fáj * Felsőberecki * Felsődobsza * Felsőgagy * Felsőkelecsény * Felsőnyárád * Felsőregmec * Felsőtelekes * Felsővadász * Filkeháza * Fony *

Forró The term forró (*) refers to a musical genre, a rhythm, a dance and the event itself where forró music is played and danced. Forró is an important part of the culture of the Northeastern Region of Brazil. It encompasses various dance type ...

* Fulókércs *

Füzér Füzér is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northe ...

* Füzérkajata * Füzérkomlós *

Füzérradvány Füzérradvány is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Image:Füzérradvány - Palace.jpg, Füzérradvány, Károlyi-kastély Image:CivertanlegifotoFuzerradvany1.jpg Image:CivertanlegifotoFuzerradvany2.jpg Image:Civertanlegif ...

* Gadna * Gagyapáti * Gagybátor * Gagyvendégi * Galvács *

Garadna Garadna is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Etymology The name comes from Slavic/Early Slovak adjective ''gradná'' - "belonging to the castle", "an extramural settlement". The name was adopted by Hungarians before the ...

* Gelej * Gesztely * Gibárt * Girincs * Golop * Gömörszőlős * Göncruszka * Györgytarló * Halmaj * Hangács * Hangony * Harsány * Háromhuta * Hegymeg * Hejce * Hejőbába * Hejőkeresztúr * Hejőkürt * Hejőpapi * Hejőszalonta * Hercegkút * Hernádbűd * Hernádcéce * Hernádkak * Hernádkércs * Hernádnémeti * Hernádpetri * Hernádszentandrás * Hernádszurdok * Hernádvécse * Hét * Hidasnémeti * Hidvégardó * Hollóháza * Homrogd * Igrici * Imola * Ináncs * Irota * Izsófalva Red pog

* Jákfalva * Járdánháza * Jósvafő *

Karcsa Karcsa is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary, that dates back to the time of the Hungarian settlement (late 9th century). There is a 1000-year-old graveyard in the neighboring town Karos and archaeological discoveries confirm th ...

* Karos * Kács * Kánó * Kány * Kázsmárk * Kelemér * Kenézlő * Keresztéte * Kesznyéten * Kéked * Királd * Kiscsécs * Kisgyőr * Kishuta * Kiskinizs *

Kisrozvágy Kisrozvágy is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén ( hu, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye, ; sk, Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye)'' in north-eastern Hungary (commonly ...

* Kissikátor * Kistokaj * Komjáti * Komlóska * Kondó * Korlát * Kovácsvágás * Köröm * Krasznokvajda *

Kupa The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from la, Colapis in Roman times; hu, Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with its border part having a length of and ...

* Kurityán * Lak * Lácacséke * Ládbesenyő * Legyesbénye * Léh * Lénárddaróc * Litka * Makkoshotyka * Martonyi *

Mád Mád ( yi, מאדע ''Made'') is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. The former Jewish synagogue in Mád was restored between 2000 and 2004 with aid from the World Monuments Fund World Monuments Fund (WMF) is ...

* Mályi * Mályinka * Megyaszó * Meszes * Mezőnagymihály * Mezőnyárád * Mezőzombor * Méra * Mikóháza * Mogyoróska * Monaj *

Monok Monok is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary and is part of the Tokaj wine region. Geography The nearest town is Szerencs away. Neighbouring villages are Golop away, Legyesbénye away and Tállya away. The Zemplén Mountains h ...

* Muhi * Múcsony Red pog

* Nagybarca * Nagycsécs * Nagyhuta * Nagykinizs * Nagyrozvágy * Nekézseny * Nemesbikk * Négyes * Novajidrány * Nyésta * Nyíri * Nyomár * Olaszliszka * Onga * Ormosbánya * Oszlár * Ónod * Pamlény * Parasznya * Pácin * Pányok * Pere * Perecse * Perkupa * Prügy * Pusztafalu * Pusztaradvány * Radostyán * Ragály * Rakaca * Rakacaszend * Rásonysápberencs * Rátka * Regéc * Répáshuta * Révleányvár * Ricse Red pog

* Rudolftelep * Sajóecseg * Sajógalgóc * Sajóhídvég * Sajóivánka * Sajókaza * Sajókápolna * Sajókeresztúr *

Sajólád Sajólád is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukrai ...

* Sajólászlófalva * Sajómercse * Sajónémeti * Sajóörös * Sajópálfala * Sajópetri * Sajópüspöki * Sajósenye * Sajószöged * Sajóvámos * Sajóvelezd * Sály * Sárazsadány * Sáta * Selyeb *

Semjén Semjén is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén ( hu, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye, ; sk, Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye)'' in north-eastern Hungary (commonly cal ...

* Serényfalva *

Sima Sima or SIMA may refer to: People * Sima (Chinese surname) * Sima (given name), a Persian feminine name in use in Iran and Turkey * Sima (surname) Places * Sima, Comoros, on the island of Anjouan, near Madagascar * Sima de los Huesos, a cav ...

* Sóstófalva * Szakácsi * Szakáld * Szalaszend * Szalonna * Szászfa * Szegi * Szegilong * Szemere * Szendrőlád * Szentistván Red pog

* Szentistvánbaksa * Szin * Szinpetri * Szirmabesenyő Red pog

* Szomolya * Szögliget * Szőlősardó * Szuhafő * Szuhakálló * Szuhogy * Taktabáj * Taktaharkány Red pog

* Taktakenéz * Taktaszada * Tarcal *

Tard Tard is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. References External links Street map Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Borsod-geo-stub ...

* Tardona *

Tállya Tállya is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 45 kilometres from county seat Miskolc, in the famous Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. Geography Tállya is located at . According to the 2001 Census the village has a total ...

Telkibánya Telkibánya is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, in the Northern Hungary region of northeastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, ...

* Teresztenye * Tibolddaróc * Tiszabábolna * Tiszacsermely * Tiszadorogma * Tiszakarád * Tiszakeszi * Tiszaladány * Tiszalúc Red pog

* Tiszapalkonya * Tiszatardos * Tiszatarján * Tiszavalk *

Tolcsva ez maga Zsombibacsi uradalma Tolcsva is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. It is the birthplace of film pioneer William Fox. Notable residents * Barna Buza, Hungarian politician and jurist, Minister of Agriculture (1918-19 ...

Tomor Tomorr is a mountain range in the region of Berat and Skrapar, in Albania. It reaches an elevation of above sea level at the Çuka e Partizanit, which is the highest peak in central Albania. Mount Tomorr is one of Albania's biggest water-col ...

* Tornabarakony * Tornakápolna * Tornanádaska * Tornaszentandrás * Tornaszentjakab * Tornyosnémeti * Trizs * Sárazsadány * Uppony * Újcsanálos * Vadna * Vajdácska * Varbó * Varbóc * Vatta * Vágáshuta * Vámosújfalu * Vilmány * Vilyvitány *

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* Viszló * Vizsoly * Zalkod * Zádorfalva * Zemplénagárd * Ziliz * Zubogy *

Zsujta Zsujta is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. A large Bronze Age hoard of weapons and cart fittings (one in the shape of a duck), was discovered at the village in the late 19th century. The hoard is now in the collections of the ...

municipalities are ''large'' villages.

Tourist sights

;Castles * Castle of Boldogkő * Castle Cserépvár * Castle of Dédes * Castle of Diósgyőr * Castle of

* Castle of Sárospatak * Castle of Szerencs ;Nature * Dripstone cave of Aggtelek * Bükk National Park *

Lillafüred Lillafüred (Miskolc-Lillafüred) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Officially, it is a part of Miskolc, though it is almost 12 kilometres away from the city, in the Bükk Mountains. Lillafüred is a tourist resort. Hist ...

Gallery

File:Former Three Roses Hotel, Miskolc city01.jpg,

, the capital of the county File:Tokaj Hetszolo vineyard.jpg, Tokaj wine region File:Diósgyőr - 2015.02.07 (1).JPG, Castle of Diósgyőr File:Ref.templom (3301. számú műemlék).jpg, Romanesque church in Vizsoly File:L'Huillier-Coburg Palace.jpg, L'Huillier-Coburg Palace in Edelény File:Cave 2 by andy205.jpg, ''Baradla Cave'' in the

Aggtelek National Park Aggtelek National Park ( hu, Aggteleki Nemzeti Park) is a national park in Northern Hungary, in the Aggtelek Karst region. The most significant values of the national park are the special surface formations and caves in this limestone landscape. ...

File:Füzérradványi Károlyi kastély.jpg, Károlyi Mansion in

File:Fúvógépház (11688. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Blower Engine Room in

International relations

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County has a

partnership A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as business partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments ...

relationship with:

References and notes

;References ;Notes

External links

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Borsod Online (boon.hu) – The county portalOfficial site deutsches office
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