Miskolc

The Avas is a hill (234 m or 768 ft) in the heart of Miskolc. On the hilltop stands the Avas lookout tower, the symbol of the city. On the northern part of the hill, close to downtown Erzsébet Square, is the Gothic Protestant Church of Avas, one of the two oldest buildings of Miskolc (the other is the Castle of Diósgyőr.) The limestone caves of Avas are used as wine cellars; the narrow, winding streets give a Mediterranean atmosphere to this part of Avas Hill. The southern part of Avas, also called Avas-South, is where the largest housing estate of the city stands, with 10-story Socialist-style concrete buildings providing homes for about one-third of the city's population. Miskolc's city centre is not as rich in monuments as that of other cities; only the Main Street (Széchenyi St. …

Miskolc is generally thought of as an industrial city, and the largest boost to its economy was indeed provided by the industrialization during the Socialist era; in fact industry (including metallurgy) has a long history in the city. Miskolc was already an important market town in the Middle Ages, mostly due to its proximity to the main trade routes of the region. In regards of the economy, real development started only after the Ottoman occupation. In the 18th century, the town already had a lumber mill, a paper manufacture, a brewery, a gunpowder factory and fifteen mills on the Szinva stream. The glass works manufactures and iron furnaces appeared in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The first iron furnace, built by Henrik Fazola around 1770, did not survive, but the second one, built in 1813, can still be visited. …

Main street and City Hall Square with the atmosphere of Hungarian towns of the 19th century Gothic Protestant Church of the Avas Hill Greek Orthodox Church with the largest iconostasis in Central Europe House of Arts with two art cinemas Kós House (designed by Károly Kós in Art Nouveau and folk style, 1931) Mindszent Church Minorite Church and Heroes' Square Miskolc-Avas TV Tower National Theatre of Miskolc Csodamalom Puppet Theatre Ottó Herman Museum Palace of Music Wooden Church Castle of Diósgyőr (built in the 13th century, had its prime during the reign of Louis the Great; medieval castle plays are held in every August) Lutheran church of Diósgyőr Protestant church of Diósgyőr (Baroque, built on the ruins of a mediaeval monastery) Anna Cave, István Cave, Szeleta Cave Hotel Palace Lake Hámori Trout Farm Waterfalls (the highest one in Hungary) There is a narrow-gauge railway that con …