Miskolc (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmiʃkolt͡s], Slovak: Miškovec, German: Mischkolz) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1st Jan 2014) Miskolc is the fourth largest city in Hungary (behind Budapest, Debrecen, and Szeged, the second-largest with agglomeration).
Population: 172,637
Latitude: 48° 06' 0.00" N
Longitude: 20° 46' 59.99" E
The Battle of Mohi (today Muhi), also known as Battle of the Sajó River or Battle of the Tisza River (11 April 1241), was the main battle between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary during the Mongol invasion of Europe. It took place at Muh…
Miskolc (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmiʃkolts], Slovak: Miškovec, German: Mischkolz) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry.
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (Hungarian pronunciation: [borʃod ɒbɒuːj zɛmpleːn]; Slovak: Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called "Northern Hungary"), on the border …
The University of Miskolc (before 1990: Technical University of Heavy Industry) is the largest university of Northern Hungary.
Lillafüred (Miskolc-Lillafüred) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Officially it is a part of Miskolc, actually it is almost 12 kilometres away from the city, in the Bükk Mountains.
The Bükk National Park (Hungarian: Bükki Nemzeti Park) is a national park in the Bükk Mountains of Northern Hungary, near Miskolc. It was founded in 1976 as the third national park in the country. It contains 431.3 km² (of which 37.74 km² is under i…
The Bükk Mountains (Hungarian pronunciation: [bykː]; literally Beech Mountains) are a section of the North Hungarian Mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians.
Miskolctapolca or Miskolc-Tapolca (formerly Görömböly-Tapolca, planned to be Tapolcafürdő after gaining independence from Miskolc, in colloquial speech known as Tapolca) is a suburb of Miskolc, and is one of the most popular tourist towns of Hungary.
The Castle of Diósgyőr is a medieval castle in the historical town of Diósgyőr which is now part of the Northern Hungarian city Miskolc.
Diósgyőr is a historical town in Hungary, today it is a part of Miskolc. The medieval castle in Diósgyőr was a favourite holiday residence of Hungarian kings and queens; today it is a popular tourist attraction. The city part has a heavy industrial …
DVTK Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Miskolc, Hungary. It is the playing field of the local football association and is currently the home of the Diósgyőri VTK.
Szikszó is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 15 kilometres (9 miles) from county capital Miskolc.
Hornád (Slovak) or Hernád (Hungarian) is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary.
The Avas is a hill of volcanic origin in Miskolc, Hungary. Its top (234 m above sea level, 104 m above the city) is the highest point of Miskolc proper (although other parts, annexed to the city later, lie higher up in the Bükk mountains).
Sajószentpéter is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary.
Taktaharkány is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.
Nyékládháza is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, northern Hungary, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from county capital Miskolc.
The Tiszai Railway Station, operated by Hungarian State Railways, is the largest of two railway stations of the city of Miskolc, Hungary.