The Csanyik Valley, or simply ''Csanyik'', is a valley in
Miskolc, near
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.
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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, Croatia a ...
. With an area of 105.801 m² it is the second largest green area of the city after ''Tapolca-Hejőliget.''
The valley got its name after the mediaeval village of ''Csenik,'' which was first mentioned in documents in 1313, when Palatine István donated it to the
Pauline monastery of Diósgyőr that he founded. The inhabitants of the village were mainly winegrowers. The village became extinct in the late 15th to early 16th century.
The
Miskolc Zoo Miskolc Zoo is a zoo in Miskolc, Hungary. Although its official name is ''Miskolc Városi Vadaspark'' – "Wildlife Park of Miskolc" – it is actually a zoo because the animals are kept in cages.
Its first predecessor was the royal game park found ...
, opened in 1983, can be found in the Csanyik.
On summer holidays (e.g. on the
holiday of the city, May 11) various events are held here.
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Miskolc
Geography of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Valleys of Europe