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City with county rights in Northern Hungary, Hungary
Miskolc
City with county rights
Miskolc Megyei Jogú Város
Clockwise from the top left corner: Avas TV Tower, Castle of Diósgyőr, Széchenyi Street, National Theatre of Miskolc, Cave Bath, Ottó Herman Museum, University of Miskolc, Palace Hotel of Lillafüred
Pál Veres (Independent with opposition backing[1])
• Deputy Mayor
Andrea Varga (Independent with opposition backing[2])
• Town Notary
Dávid Ignácz
Area
• City with county rights
236.68 km2 (91.38 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Highest elevation
945 m (3,100 ft)
Lowest elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
(1 January 2019)
• City with county rights
154 521
• Rank
4th in Hungary
• Density
664.09/km2 (1,720.0/sq mi)
• Urban
294,144 (3rd)[3]
Demonym
miskolci
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3500 to 3549
Area code
(+36) 46
Motorways
M30 Motorway
NUTS 3 code
HU311
Distance from Budapest
182 km (113 mi) East
MP
Katalin Csöbör (Fidesz) György Hubay (Fidesz)
Website
en.miskolc.hu
Miskolc (UK: /ˈmiːʃkɒlts/MEESH-kolts,[4]US: /ˈmɪʃkoʊlts/MISH-kohlts,[5]Hungarian:[ˈmiʃkolt͡s]ⓘ; Czech and Slovak: Miškovec; German: Mischkolz; Yiddish: Mishkoltz; Romanian: Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the fourth largest city in Hungary (behind Budapest, Debrecen, and Szeged). It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.[6]
^"Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019".
^"Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019".
^Eurostat, 2015
^"Miskolc". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
^"Miskolc". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^"Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén vármegye hivatalos honlapja". baz.hu. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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