Miskolc, Hungary

Miskolc, Hungary
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Miskolc is a city in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northeastern Hungary. It covers 236.68 sq km (91.4 sq mi) and has a population of 168,000 people (2011 estimate). This makes it the fourth largest city in Hungary.

Miskolc is located at the confluence of the river Sajó with the Hejő and the Szinva, to the east of the Bükk mountains. The city experiences a continental climate. Warmest month is July, when the average high temperature reaches 26.5°C (79.7°F). Coldest month is January, when the average low drops to -6.3°C (20.7°F). Miskolc has recorded the lowest temperature ever measured in Hungary, at -35°C (-31°F). June is the wettest month, receiving 83 mm (3.27 in) of rain.

Tiszai Railway Station, Miskolc
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Miskolc is today largely an industrial town. Although it has been an important industrial town since the late 18th century, when the first iron furnace was built, most of the industries in Miskolc today are established after the Second World War, when the town by severely destroyed. The area around around Miskolc has seen human habitation going back 70,000 years, during Paleolithic times. The earliest culture in the area was called the Cotini. They were later replaced by Celtic tribes. Little more is known about the site until the late 9th century. The name "Miskóc" appeared for the first time in 1210.

Ottó Herman Museum, Miskolc
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Miskolc grew rapidly in the Middle Ages until Ottoman occupation, when its development came to a stop, impacted partly by destruction by the Turks in 1544 and the heavy tax subsequently imposed on the town until 1687. The city was again burned and sacked in 1707, this time by the Habsburg. It quickly recovered, and continued to develop despite a cholera epidemic in 1873 and a flood in 1878. Miskolc was occupied by Czechoslovak troops during the First World War, but other than that, it was largely unaffected by the war.

Miskolc could not escape the Second World War as it did the First. Being a center of heavy industries, it suffered severe bombing, particularly in the last year of the war. Nevertheless, during its years behind the Iron Curtain it gradually recovered.

A wooden church in Miskolc
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Today Miskolc is an industrial city with aspiration of being a cultural hub as well. For that purpose it has staged a number of cultural events and held an annual International Opera Festival every summer.

Visiting Miskolc

As Miskolc does not have an international airport, the most practical way to reach it is by train from other major Hungarian cities. You can get details for taking the train on the Hungary State Railway.

Béla Bartók Music Institute, University of Miskolc
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Places of Interest in Miskolc

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