25 Sights in Miskolc, Hungary (with Map and Images)

The Slica Cave is one of the sites of the first cave excavations in Hungary. It is one of the four caves in Hungary that provide a secure and basic archaeological find. The other three are the Diósgyőrtapolca Cave, the Istálls-kői Cave and the Pes-kő Cave. Namesake of the Slica culture. It was inhabited for more than 100,000 years from the beginning of the last interglacial. Hungary one of its specially protected caves.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Bolhási-Jávorkúti cave system. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. The cave system was created by connecting the Bolhási Sinkhole Cave and the Jávor Wells Sinkhole Cave. It is the second longest cave in the Bükk region, the longest is the István Lápai Cave.

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Due to its geological significance and its very valuable vertebrate and arthropod fauna, Goat's Hole is one of Hungary's highly protected caves. It is located in the Bükk National Park. Easy to access, popular excursion destination. This is the second cave in the Bükk Mountains in which successful archaeological excavations have been carried out. Archaeological objects were first found during the archaeological excavation of the Diósgyőrtapolca cave.

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Smrdös-pest is a cave of most archaeological significance, which has been one of Hungary specially protected caves since 1982. It is located in the Bükk National Park, in the area of Miskolc. The cave, which was placed under archaeological protection in 1951, is free to visit, you don't even need a lamp to see it.

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Diabase Cave is one of Hungary specially protected caves. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. Hungary 10th deepest cave in the Bükk region and one of the most dangerous caves in Hungary. It was also the 5th deepest cave in Hungary.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Three Wells Cave. Archaeological finds have been unearthed from it. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. It is also included in tourist guides.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of Juniper-Tebri Cave No. 2. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. Here you can find the three-meter-high and white stalactite called Pagoda. Its stone bridges and prepared stone blades are typical of alpine caves. One of the two specially protected caves of the Juniper Ponds, the other is the Juniper-Tebri Sinkhole No. 4. It is the second longest and second deepest cave in the Juniper Ponds, after the Juniper-tebri Cave No. 4.

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The Black Cave is one of Hungary specially protected caves. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. Hungary is the eighth deepest and ninth largest vertical cave. It is the fourth deepest and fourth largest vertical cave in the Bükk region, after the Miner's Cave, the István Lápai Cave and the Jasper Cave.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of Juniper-Tebri Cave No. 4. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. It is one of the two specially protected caves of the Juniper-tebri Cave, the other is the Juniper-tebri Sinkhole No. 2. It is the longest and deepest cave of the Juniper Lakes. In 1975, it was listed as the fifth deepest cave in Hungary.

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Bertalan Szemere was a Hungarian poet and nationalist who became the third Prime Minister of Hungary during the short period of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 when Hungary was independent of rule by the Austrian Empire.

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Samentu Cave is one of Hungary specially protected caves. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. The cave houses the largest cave hall in the Bükk region. This hall, called the Teenager's Room, is 30 m high and 40–70 m wide. It is the 11th longest cave in the mountain range and the longest in the Small Plateau. One of the two specially protected caves of Varbó, the other is the Gyurkó-lápai cave.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Gyurkó Lápai Cave. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. It is one of the two specially protected caves of Varbo, the other is the Samentu Cave.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of Nagykőmázsa-side-Jimbol. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. It is one of the habitats of the Gebhardt blind futrinka, which occurs in only four caves in the world.

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The Falcon Fountain Rock Hollow is one of the caves in the Bükk National Park from which archaeological finds have been found. Hungary is among its specially protected caves. It is also included in tourist guides.

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The Castle of Diósgyőr is a medieval castle in the historical town of Diósgyőr which is now part of the Northern Hungarian city Miskolc. The first Castle of Diósgyőr was built probably in the 12th century and was destroyed during the Mongol invasion (1241–42). The current, Gothic castle was built after the invasion and reached the peak of its importance during the reign of King Louis the Great (1342–1382). Later it became a wedding gift for the queens of Hungary, which it remained until the Ottoman invasion of Hungary in the 16th century. By the end of the 17th century it was already in ruins. Archaeological excavations were made from the 1960s. In 2014 the castle was restored; the rooms are furnished with Mediaeval-style furniture.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Castle Roof Cave. It is located in Miskolc in the Bükk National Park. It is the 12th deepest cave in the Bükk region. Hungary is an important bat wintering ground.

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It is one of the Hungary specially protected caves of the Nagykőmázsa Valley Sinkhole. It is located on the territory of the Bükk National Park. For a while it was Hungary sixth deepest cave and the fourth deepest cave in the Bükk region.

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Ottó Herman was a Hungarian zoologist, ethnographer, archaeologist, and politician. A polymath recognized as a pioneer of Hungarian natural history research, he made numerous studies on Hungarian spiders, birds, and fishes, and founded the journal Natural History Notebooks and the ornithological journal Aquila. He is called "the Father of the birds" in Hungary. A member of several learned societies including the Royal Hungarian Society of Natural History, Hungarian Linguistics Society, Hungarian Society of Ethnography, he was elected to the Hungarian Parliament. The Ottó Herman Museum of Miskolc was named after him.

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The Museum of Theatre History and Actors of Miskolc was established in 1996 next to the building of the National Theatre of Miskolc, at 3 Déryné Street, which was built on the foundations of the first stone theatre in Miskolc, which burned down.

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The Wooden Church (Deszkatemplom, lit. "wooden plank church") is a church in Miskolc, Hungary. It is built of carved wood. The present building was built in 1999 in place of the previous one that was destroyed by arson in 1997.

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The Metallurgical Museum was established in the Felsőhámor district of Miskolc, at Palota u. 22. It is also accessible from Lillafüred: it is close to the foot of the Lillafüred waterfall and the Anna Cave. Its task is to present the history of domestic iron metallurgy, metalworking, especially local metallurgy. In addition to the collection of objects, mock-ups and diaporamas, the museum also has a significant collection of photographs, as well as a collection of specialist books and periodicals. The institution of the Hungarian Museum of Technology and Transport.

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The Gothic Protestant Church of Avas is the oldest building in the centre of the city of Miskolc in Northern Hungary. It was built in the 13th century as a small, Romanesque style church, and later it was expanded to a larger Gothic style church. In 1544, during the Ottoman occupation of Hungary the Turks set the church on fire. Because it was already a Protestant church, the Catholic owner of the Diósgyőr estate, Borbála Fánchy, didn't give her permission to use the wood from the nearby forests to rebuild the church, and it was rebuilt only more than twenty years later.

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The National Theatre of Miskolc is the main theatre of Miskolc, and the oldest theatre company of Hungary. Its current Classicist and Neo-baroque building built between 1847 and 1857, is in the city centre, in Széchenyi street and is home to not only theatrical plays, but also to events like the International Opera Festival of Miskolc.

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Today, Lillafüred Waterfall is Hungary largest waterfall with a vertical fall with a height of twenty meters. The waterfall was formed during the construction of the Palace Hotel in Lillafüred, so it is an artificial waterfall, originally the Szinva stream flowed into Lake Hámor.

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Miskolc-Avas TV Tower is a 72-metre (236 ft) tall television tower with an observation deck on the Avas hill in Miskolc, Hungary. The Avas TV Tower was designed by Miklós Hófer and György Vörös, and was built in 1966 in place of a wooden lookout tower. It is commonly regarded as the symbol of the city, even though in the 1990s the bell tower of the Avas church was declared the city's symbol in its place.

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