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Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén (Hungarian: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén vármegye, pronounced [ˈborʃod ˈɒbɒuːj ˈzɛmpleːn]; Slovak: Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called "Northern Hungary"), on the border with Slovakia (Košice Region). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú–Bihar and Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg. The capital of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén county is Miskolc. Of the seven statistical regions of Hungary it belongs to the region Northern Hungary.

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén vármegye
Descending, from top: Hills near Boldogkőváralja, Sajó river near Sajónémeti, and Castle of Diósgyőr
Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County within Hungary
Coordinates: 48°15′N 21°00′E / 48.250°N 21.000°E / 48.250; 21.000
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
County seatMiskolc
Districts
Government
 • President of the General AssemblyDezső Török (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total7,249.67 km2 (2,799.11 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
 • Total648,216[1]
 • Rank2nd in Hungary
GDP
 • TotalHUF 1,672 billion
€5.370 billion (2016)
Postal code
34xx–39xx
Area code(s)(+36) 46, 47, 48, 49
ISO 3166 codeHU-BZ
Websitebaz.hu

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the second largest county of Hungary both by area (after Bács–Kiskun) and by population (after Pest County). It is the only Hungarian county with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites (the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst and the Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape).

Origins and meanings of name edit

The county bears the name of three historic counties of Hungary, each of them was centered around a castle.

  • Borsod is named after the castle to which it belonged. The castle was possibly named after its first steward, Bors (in old Hungarian language the -d suffix was a derivation suffix for place names, thus the name Borsod means 'place belonging to Bors.') The name Bors itself is of Hungarian origin, derived from the Turkish loan word bors, which means 'black pepper / peppercorn'[3] or a Slavic personal name Bor(i)š, Borša. The castle itself was a motte castle, and stood near modern-day Edelény.
  • Abaúj is a shortened form of the name of its castle, Abaújvár. The Aba portion refers to the Aba clan which ruled the area in the Middle Ages, while új vár means 'new castle.' The castle stood near the village of Abaújvár.
  • Zemplén is named after its castle as well. The name is derived from the Slovak word zem or the Slavic zemlja, meaning 'earth, soil, ground' or 'country.' The castle, like its name indicates, was a motte with earthen walls; its remnants can still be seen near the Slovak village Zemplín.

Note that besides these three castles, there were other castles in the old counties which became the modern Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, such as the well-known Füzérvár.

Coat of arms and flag edit

 
The coat of arms

The county's coat of arms was created in 1991 from the coats of arms of the former counties now forming parts of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. From left to right: Coat of arms of Abaúj-Torna county. – Coat of arms of Zemplén county. – Coat of arms of Borsod county. – Coat of arms of Gömör / Gömör-Kishont county[4] (with its red background color changed to the same blue as used in the coat of arms of Abaúj).

The flag is vertically divided into two equal sections (red and blue), with the coat of arms on it, and the county's name embroidered with gold thread under the coat of arms. Its ratio is 2:1. The use of both coat of arms and flag is regulated by the county council.[4]

Geography edit

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén is one of the most geographically diverse areas of Hungary. It lies where the Northern Mountains meet the Great Hungarian Plain, thus the northern parts of the county are mountainous – with some of the highest peaks and deepest caves in the country – the southern parts are flat. The average temperature is lower than that of the country, the average humidity is higher (7–800 mm/year.) The region holds the country's record for lowest temperature: −35 °C (−31 °F) on 16 February 1940 in the town of Görömböly-Tapolca (now Miskolctapolca.)

Rivers edit

  • Tisza, which forms a natural border between Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg countries
  • Sajó, a tributary to Tisza
  • Bodrog, a tributary to Tisza
  • Hernád, a tributary to Sajó

Highest points edit

History edit

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén county was created after World War II from the pre-1938 counties Borsod–Gömör–Kishont, Abaúj–Torna and Zemplén (see also: 1950 Administrative Reform in Hungary).

From the Conquest until the Turkish occupation (900s–1526) edit

The historical comitatus (Hungarian: vármegye – "castle county", since each of them belonged to a castle) came into existence during the Middle Ages. Borsod county belonged to the Castle of Borsod, Abaúj belonged to the Castle of Újvár (in the modern village of Abaújvár) and Zemplén belonged to the Castle of Zemplén (today in Slovakia.)

At this time the area of Borsod also included the later county Torna, and Abaúj also included the later counties Sáros and Heves. In the 12th century the former Abaúj comitatus was split into Abaúj, Heves and Sáros counties, while Torna was separated from Borsod. For the next hundreds of years the borders remained unchanged.

About two-thirds of the areas of these counties were royal property, the others were ruled by clans, for example the Miskóc clan (after whom the city of Miskolc was named.) The area was inhabited mostly by castle serfs and foreign settlers (Pechenegs, Walloons, Czechs and Germans.) By the 12th century more and more areas were owned by noble families and the Church. Most of Borsod was ruled by the Bors-Miskóc clan, while Abaúj was the estate of the Aba clan.

By the 14th century most of the area was owned by oligarchs. To straighten his rule Charles Robert waged war against them. Palatine Amadé Aba (Genus Aba) was "de facto" ruler of Northern Hungary. Charles Robert betrayed and defeated Amadé in the Battle of Rozgony in 1312, and also gained power over Northern Hungary.

The differences between towns and villages became important during the Anjou age of Hungary. In Borsod and Abaúj the Free Royal Town of Kassa (today's Košice, Slovakia) and Miskolc emerged as the most important towns. The Castle of Diósgyőr had its prime under Louis the Great, it was one of the favourite residences of the royal family.

In the 16th century wine growing gained more importance. Today Tokaj-Hegyalja in Zemplén is one of the most important and famous wine districts of Hungary, home of the famous Tokay wine (named after the town Tokaj, the center of the wine district.)

From the Turkish occupation until the First World War (1526–1914) edit

After the battle of Mohács, as the Turks occupied more and more of the Southern territories of Hungary, the area of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, as the northernmost part of the country, became an important area. After the Turkish occupation ended, and Hungary became part of the Habsburg monarchy, the area – because of its distance from Austria – was the main base of the resistance, and held this status until the Ausgleich ("Compromise"), when Hungary, formerly a mere province of the Empire, became an equal partner with Austria (1867). The family of Francis II Rákóczi (leader of the Revolution against Habsburg rule in the early 18th century) had estates here, and the revolution itself was organised from here.

The region also had cultural importance. The Reformation began spreading in Hungary in this area, and the first Protestant college was opened in Sárospatak. Many of the important persons of the Age of Enlightenment grew up in this region, for example the important politicians Lajos Kossuth, Bertalan Szemere and László Palóczy, and the language reformer Ferenc Kazinczy.

During the 18th century several towns bought their freedom from their feudal landowners. New guilds were formed, manufactures were built, mines were opened, glassworks and forges were built. Miskolc began to catch up with Kassa and take over the role as the leading city of the region, and because of this Borsod was the fastest developing county of the three counties. Many foreign settlers arrived, Slovaks, Greeks, Germans, Russians – even today there are whole villages with significant number of them. According to the census of 1787 Borsod, Abaúj and Zemplén had almost 500,000 inhabitants.

After the Ausgleich Northern Hungary – just like the other parts of the country – experienced an era of prosperity and fast development. New factories, railway lines were built, the population grew. In 1882 Abaúj county was merged with Torna, and was renamed Abaúj-Torna.

Furthermore, a large population of Jews was established during this time period. The famous film mogul who created Paramount Pictures, Adolph Zukor, was born in Ricse, a town in this county.[5]

From 1914 to today edit

After World War I and the Treaty of Trianon Hungary had to give up its northern parts to Czechoslovakia. Abaúj-Torna had to give up 48% of its area, 72% of Zemplén became part of Czechoslovakia, only Borsod remained fully within Hungary. The neighboring county of Gömör-Kishont retained 7.5% of its area, and remaining parts were merged with Borsod. The county seats were Miskolc (Borsod-Gömör-Kishont), Szikszó (Abaúj-Torna) and Sátoraljaújhely (Zemplén).

Under the First Vienna Award, arbitrated by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy following the Munich Agreement, Hungary re-annexed territories that has been ceded to Czechoslovakia. During World War II Kassa was the capital of Abaúj-Torna. After Allied Victory in Europe, the pre-1938 borders were reinstated. The administration of the country needed to revert to pre-war status quo, since most of the land grabs proved temporary. Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians remaining in Slovakia were forcibly expelled. In 1950 the Hungarian parts of the former counties Borsod-Gömör-Kishont, Abaúj-Torna and Zemplén were united, forming the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, with Miskolc being the county capital.

During the Socialist era the region was developed into the centre of heavy industry. Whole new towns came into existence in place of small villages (Tiszaújváros, Kazincbarcika), the industrial character of existing cities became more important (Miskolc, Ózd.) Urbanization was rapid, workers from all over the country were arriving in these cities and towns, and the population of Miskolc reached its highest level in the 1980s (around 211.000.) The end of the Socialist era and the recession of the 1990s hit hard, the unemployment rate is one of the highest of the country, and the local governments try to get over the crisis by strengthening the touristic potential. This seems to be a good idea, since Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is a geographically diverse area with rich natural and cultural treasures.

Demographics edit

Religion in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County (2011 census)

  Roman Catholic (36.1%)
  Greek Catholic (5.1%)
  Calvinism (19.8%)
  Lutheranism (0.5%)
  Other religions (1.6%)
  Non-religious (12.1%)
  Atheists (0.8%)
  Undeclared (24.0%)

In 2015, it had a population of 667,594 and the population density was 92/km2.

Year County population[6] Change
1949 630,621 n/a
1960   725,303 15.01%
1970   776,750 7.09%
1980   809,468 (record) 4.21%
1990   761,963 -5.87%
2001   744,404 -2.30%
2011   686,266 -7.81%
2015   667,594 -2.79%
2018   648,216 -2.99%

Ethnicity edit

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 58,000), Germans (2,500), Slovaks (2,000) and Rusyns (1,500).

Total population (2011 census): 686,266
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[7] Identified themselves: 643,950 persons:

  • Hungarians: 576,814 (89.57%)
  • Romani: 58,246 (9.05%)
  • Others and indefinable: 8,890 (1.38%)

Approx. 89,000 persons in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion edit

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[8]

Regional structure edit

 
Districts of Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County
No. English and
Hungarian names
Area
(km2)
Population
(2011)
Density
(pop./km2)
Seat No. of
municipalities
1 Cigánd District
Cigándi járás
389.99 16,042 41 Cigánd 15
2 Edelény District
Edelényi járás
717.86 33,314 46 Edelény 45
3 Encs District
Encsi járás
378.39 21,390 56 Encs 29
4 Gönc District
Gönci járás
549.67 19,275 35 Gönc 32
5 Kazincbarcika District
Kazincbarcikai járás
341.70 66,470 195 Kazincbarcika 22
6 Mezőcsát District
Mezőcsáti járás
351.27 14,446 41 Mezőcsát 8
7 Mezőkövesd District
Mezőkövesdi járás
723.87 42,434 59 Mezőkövesd 23
8 Miskolc District
Miskolci járás
972.80 250,530 258 Miskolc 39
9 Ózd District
Ózdi járás
385.57 54,285 141 Ózd 17
10 Putnok District
Putnoki járás
391.25 19,290 49 Putnok 26
11 Sárospatak District
Sárospataki járás
477.67 24,946 52 Sárospatak 16
12 Sátoraljaújhely District
Sátoraljaújhelyi járás
321.38 23,058 72 Sátoraljaújhely 21
13 Szerencs District
Szerencsi járás
432.07 38,106 88 Szerencs 16
14 Szikszó District
Szikszói járás
309.25 17,507 57 Szikszó 24
15 Tiszaújváros District
Tiszaújvárosi járás
248.87 31,842 128 Tiszaújváros 16
16 Tokaj District
Tokaji járás
255.81 13,331 52 Tokaj 11
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County 7,249.67 686,266 95 Miskolc 358

Economy edit

Due to the emphasis on industrialization during the former Socialist regime and the county's richness in brown coal, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén has become one of the leading industrial regions of the country, "the Ruhr Area of Hungary". The most important centres of heavy industry were Miskolc, Ózd, Tiszaújváros and Kazincbarcika. With the fall of the Socialist regime the industry faced a crisis, and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is among the counties that have the highest rate of unemployment and also the lowest rates of GDP per capita in Hungary.

The county is the site of the Borsod Power Plant, one of the largest biomass power plants in Hungary.

Politics edit

 
County hall of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

County Assembly edit

The Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 29 counselors,[9] with the following party composition:

Party Seats Current County Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 18                                    
  Opposition coalition[a] 8                                    
  Democratic Coalition 3                                    

Presidents of the County Assembly edit

President[10] Terms
Dezső Török (Fidesz-KDNP) 2014–

Members of the National Assembly edit

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[11]

Municipalities edit

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County has 1 urban county, 27 towns, 8 large villages and 322 villages.

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén is the county of extremes: it is the home of the country's fourth largest city and second largest agglomeration, where one fourth of the county' population resides, on the other hand, the county is full of hamlets with population under 200. Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén has 28 cities/towns (as of 2019) and over 300 villages. With a total of 358 cities, towns and villages this county has the most municipalities in Hungary. Approximately half of the population lives in cities/towns.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns
Villages

  municipalities are large villages.

Tourist sights edit

Castles
Nature

Gallery edit

International relations edit

Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County has a partnership relationship with:

References and notes edit

References
  1. ^ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Ladó János – Bíró Ágnes: Magyar utónévkönyv. Budapest: Vince. 2005. ISBN 9639069728. p. 41.
  4. ^ a b Decree about the coat of arms and flag of the county (PDF)
  5. ^ "Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary (English pages 79–109)".
  6. ^ népesség.com, "Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye népessége 1870–2015"
  7. ^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
  8. ^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.5 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye, (in Hungarian) [1] 1 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019–2024 (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  10. ^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)
  11. ^ "Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye parlamenti képviselői (Parlamenti Információs Rendszer 2022–)" (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Assembly.
Notes

External links edit

  • Official website (in Hungarian)
  • Borsod Online (boon.hu) – The county portal

borsod, abaúj, zemplén, county, borsod, abaúj, zemplén, hungarian, borsod, abaúj, zemplén, vármegye, pronounced, ˈborʃod, ˈɒbɒuːj, ˈzɛmpleːn, slovak, boršodsko, abovsko, zemplínska, administrative, county, comitatus, vármegye, north, eastern, hungary, commonly. Borsod Abauj Zemplen Hungarian Borsod Abauj Zemplen varmegye pronounced ˈborʃod ˈɒbɒuːj ˈzɛmpleːn Slovak Borsodsko abovsko zemplinska is an administrative county comitatus or varmegye in north eastern Hungary commonly called Northern Hungary on the border with Slovakia Kosice Region It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nograd Heves Hajdu Bihar and Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg The capital of Borsod Abauj Zemplen county is Miskolc Of the seven statistical regions of Hungary it belongs to the region Northern Hungary Borsod Abauj Zemplen County Borsod Abauj Zemplen varmegyeCounties of HungaryDescending from top Hills near Boldogkovaralja Sajo river near Sajonemeti and Castle of DiosgyorFlagCoat of armsBorsod Abauj Zemplen County within HungaryCoordinates 48 15 N 21 00 E 48 250 N 21 000 E 48 250 21 000CountryHungaryRegionNorthern HungaryCounty seatMiskolcDistricts16 districts Cigand DistrictEdeleny DistrictEncs DistrictGonc DistrictKazincbarcika DistrictMezocsat DistrictMezokovesd DistrictMiskolc Districtozd DistrictPutnok DistrictSarospatak DistrictSatoraljaujhely DistrictSzerencs DistrictSzikszo DistrictTiszaujvaros DistrictTokaj DistrictGovernment President of the General AssemblyDezso Torok Fidesz KDNP Area Total7 249 67 km2 2 799 11 sq mi Rank2nd in HungaryPopulation 2018 Total648 216 1 Rank2nd in HungaryGDP 2 TotalHUF 1 672 billion 5 370 billion 2016 Postal code34xx 39xxArea code s 36 46 47 48 49ISO 3166 codeHU BZWebsitebaz wbr hu Borsod Abauj Zemplen is the second largest county of Hungary both by area after Bacs Kiskun and by population after Pest County It is the only Hungarian county with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst and the Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape Contents 1 Origins and meanings of name 2 Coat of arms and flag 3 Geography 3 1 Rivers 3 2 Highest points 4 History 4 1 From the Conquest until the Turkish occupation 900s 1526 4 2 From the Turkish occupation until the First World War 1526 1914 4 3 From 1914 to today 5 Demographics 5 1 Ethnicity 5 2 Religion 6 Regional structure 7 Economy 8 Politics 8 1 County Assembly 8 1 1 Presidents of the County Assembly 8 2 Members of the National Assembly 9 Municipalities 10 Tourist sights 11 Gallery 12 International relations 13 References and notes 14 External linksOrigins and meanings of name editThe county bears the name of three historic counties of Hungary each of them was centered around a castle Borsod is named after the castle to which it belonged The castle was possibly named after its first steward Bors in old Hungarian language the d suffix was a derivation suffix for place names thus the name Borsod means place belonging to Bors The name Bors itself is of Hungarian origin derived from the Turkish loan word bors which means black pepper peppercorn 3 or a Slavic personal name Bor i s Borsa The castle itself was a motte castle and stood near modern day Edeleny Abauj is a shortened form of the name of its castle Abaujvar The Aba portion refers to the Aba clan which ruled the area in the Middle Ages while uj var means new castle The castle stood near the village of Abaujvar Zemplen is named after its castle as well The name is derived from the Slovak word zem or the Slavic zemlja meaning earth soil ground or country The castle like its name indicates was a motte with earthen walls its remnants can still be seen near the Slovak village Zemplin Note that besides these three castles there were other castles in the old counties which became the modern Borsod Abauj Zemplen such as the well known Fuzervar Coat of arms and flag edit nbsp The coat of arms The county s coat of arms was created in 1991 from the coats of arms of the former counties now forming parts of Borsod Abauj Zemplen From left to right Coat of arms of Abauj Torna county Coat of arms of Zemplen county Coat of arms of Borsod county Coat of arms of Gomor Gomor Kishont county 4 with its red background color changed to the same blue as used in the coat of arms of Abauj The flag is vertically divided into two equal sections red and blue with the coat of arms on it and the county s name embroidered with gold thread under the coat of arms Its ratio is 2 1 The use of both coat of arms and flag is regulated by the county council 4 Geography editBorsod Abauj Zemplen is one of the most geographically diverse areas of Hungary It lies where the Northern Mountains meet the Great Hungarian Plain thus the northern parts of the county are mountainous with some of the highest peaks and deepest caves in the country the southern parts are flat The average temperature is lower than that of the country the average humidity is higher 7 800 mm year The region holds the country s record for lowest temperature 35 C 31 F on 16 February 1940 in the town of Goromboly Tapolca now Miskolctapolca Rivers edit Tisza which forms a natural border between Borsod Abauj Zemplen and Szabolcs Szatmar Bereg countries Sajo a tributary to Tisza Bodrog a tributary to Tisza Hernad a tributary to Sajo Highest points edit Istallos ko Bukk Mountains 959 m Nagy Milic Zemplen Mountains 894 m History editBorsod Abauj Zemplen county was created after World War II from the pre 1938 counties Borsod Gomor Kishont Abauj Torna and Zemplen see also 1950 Administrative Reform in Hungary From the Conquest until the Turkish occupation 900s 1526 edit The historical comitatus Hungarian varmegye castle county since each of them belonged to a castle came into existence during the Middle Ages Borsod county belonged to the Castle of Borsod Abauj belonged to the Castle of Ujvar in the modern village of Abaujvar and Zemplen belonged to the Castle of Zemplen today in Slovakia At this time the area of Borsod also included the later county Torna and Abauj also included the later counties Saros and Heves In the 12th century the former Abauj comitatus was split into Abauj Heves and Saros counties while Torna was separated from Borsod For the next hundreds of years the borders remained unchanged About two thirds of the areas of these counties were royal property the others were ruled by clans for example the Miskoc clan after whom the city of Miskolc was named The area was inhabited mostly by castle serfs and foreign settlers Pechenegs Walloons Czechs and Germans By the 12th century more and more areas were owned by noble families and the Church Most of Borsod was ruled by the Bors Miskoc clan while Abauj was the estate of the Aba clan By the 14th century most of the area was owned by oligarchs To straighten his rule Charles Robert waged war against them Palatine Amade Aba Genus Aba was de facto ruler of Northern Hungary Charles Robert betrayed and defeated Amade in the Battle of Rozgony in 1312 and also gained power over Northern Hungary The differences between towns and villages became important during the Anjou age of Hungary In Borsod and Abauj the Free Royal Town of Kassa today s Kosice Slovakia and Miskolc emerged as the most important towns The Castle of Diosgyor had its prime under Louis the Great it was one of the favourite residences of the royal family In the 16th century wine growing gained more importance Today Tokaj Hegyalja in Zemplen is one of the most important and famous wine districts of Hungary home of the famous Tokay wine named after the town Tokaj the center of the wine district From the Turkish occupation until the First World War 1526 1914 edit After the battle of Mohacs as the Turks occupied more and more of the Southern territories of Hungary the area of Borsod Abauj Zemplen as the northernmost part of the country became an important area After the Turkish occupation ended and Hungary became part of the Habsburg monarchy the area because of its distance from Austria was the main base of the resistance and held this status until the Ausgleich Compromise when Hungary formerly a mere province of the Empire became an equal partner with Austria 1867 The family of Francis II Rakoczi leader of the Revolution against Habsburg rule in the early 18th century had estates here and the revolution itself was organised from here The region also had cultural importance The Reformation began spreading in Hungary in this area and the first Protestant college was opened in Sarospatak Many of the important persons of the Age of Enlightenment grew up in this region for example the important politicians Lajos Kossuth Bertalan Szemere and Laszlo Paloczy and the language reformer Ferenc Kazinczy During the 18th century several towns bought their freedom from their feudal landowners New guilds were formed manufactures were built mines were opened glassworks and forges were built Miskolc began to catch up with Kassa and take over the role as the leading city of the region and because of this Borsod was the fastest developing county of the three counties Many foreign settlers arrived Slovaks Greeks Germans Russians even today there are whole villages with significant number of them According to the census of 1787 Borsod Abauj and Zemplen had almost 500 000 inhabitants After the Ausgleich Northern Hungary just like the other parts of the country experienced an era of prosperity and fast development New factories railway lines were built the population grew In 1882 Abauj county was merged with Torna and was renamed Abauj Torna Furthermore a large population of Jews was established during this time period The famous film mogul who created Paramount Pictures Adolph Zukor was born in Ricse a town in this county 5 From 1914 to today edit After World War I and the Treaty of Trianon Hungary had to give up its northern parts to Czechoslovakia Abauj Torna had to give up 48 of its area 72 of Zemplen became part of Czechoslovakia only Borsod remained fully within Hungary The neighboring county of Gomor Kishont retained 7 5 of its area and remaining parts were merged with Borsod The county seats were Miskolc Borsod Gomor Kishont Szikszo Abauj Torna and Satoraljaujhely Zemplen Under the First Vienna Award arbitrated by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy following the Munich Agreement Hungary re annexed territories that has been ceded to Czechoslovakia During World War II Kassa was the capital of Abauj Torna After Allied Victory in Europe the pre 1938 borders were reinstated The administration of the country needed to revert to pre war status quo since most of the land grabs proved temporary Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians remaining in Slovakia were forcibly expelled In 1950 the Hungarian parts of the former counties Borsod Gomor Kishont Abauj Torna and Zemplen were united forming the county of Borsod Abauj Zemplen with Miskolc being the county capital During the Socialist era the region was developed into the centre of heavy industry Whole new towns came into existence in place of small villages Tiszaujvaros Kazincbarcika the industrial character of existing cities became more important Miskolc ozd Urbanization was rapid workers from all over the country were arriving in these cities and towns and the population of Miskolc reached its highest level in the 1980s around 211 000 The end of the Socialist era and the recession of the 1990s hit hard the unemployment rate is one of the highest of the country and the local governments try to get over the crisis by strengthening the touristic potential This seems to be a good idea since Borsod Abauj Zemplen is a geographically diverse area with rich natural and cultural treasures Demographics editReligion in Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 2011 census Roman Catholic 36 1 Greek Catholic 5 1 Calvinism 19 8 Lutheranism 0 5 Other religions 1 6 Non religious 12 1 Atheists 0 8 Undeclared 24 0 See also Demographics of Hungary In 2015 it had a population of 667 594 and the population density was 92 km2 Year County population 6 Change 1949 630 621 n a 1960 nbsp 725 303 15 01 1970 nbsp 776 750 7 09 1980 nbsp 809 468 record 4 21 1990 nbsp 761 963 5 87 2001 nbsp 744 404 2 30 2011 nbsp 686 266 7 81 2015 nbsp 667 594 2 79 2018 nbsp 648 216 2 99 Ethnicity edit Besides the Hungarian majority the main minorities are the Roma approx 58 000 Germans 2 500 Slovaks 2 000 and Rusyns 1 500 Total population 2011 census 686 266 Ethnic groups 2011 census 7 Identified themselves 643 950 persons Hungarians 576 814 89 57 Romani 58 246 9 05 Others and indefinable 8 890 1 38 Approx 89 000 persons in Borsod Abauj Zemplen County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census Further information Galyasag Religion edit See also Religion in Hungary Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census 8 Catholic 282 904 Roman Catholic 248 033 Greek Catholic 34 816 Reformed 135 677 Evangelical 3 483 other religions 10 500 Non religious 83 033 Atheism 5 821 Undeclared 164 848 Regional structure edit nbsp Districts of Borsod Abauj Zemplen County No English andHungarian names Area km2 Population 2011 Density pop km2 Seat No ofmunicipalities 1 Cigand DistrictCigandi jaras 389 99 16 042 41 Cigand 15 2 Edeleny DistrictEdelenyi jaras 717 86 33 314 46 Edeleny 45 3 Encs DistrictEncsi jaras 378 39 21 390 56 Encs 29 4 Gonc DistrictGonci jaras 549 67 19 275 35 Gonc 32 5 Kazincbarcika DistrictKazincbarcikai jaras 341 70 66 470 195 Kazincbarcika 22 6 Mezocsat DistrictMezocsati jaras 351 27 14 446 41 Mezocsat 8 7 Mezokovesd DistrictMezokovesdi jaras 723 87 42 434 59 Mezokovesd 23 8 Miskolc DistrictMiskolci jaras 972 80 250 530 258 Miskolc 39 9 ozd Districtozdi jaras 385 57 54 285 141 ozd 17 10 Putnok DistrictPutnoki jaras 391 25 19 290 49 Putnok 26 11 Sarospatak DistrictSarospataki jaras 477 67 24 946 52 Sarospatak 16 12 Satoraljaujhely DistrictSatoraljaujhelyi jaras 321 38 23 058 72 Satoraljaujhely 21 13 Szerencs DistrictSzerencsi jaras 432 07 38 106 88 Szerencs 16 14 Szikszo DistrictSzikszoi jaras 309 25 17 507 57 Szikszo 24 15 Tiszaujvaros DistrictTiszaujvarosi jaras 248 87 31 842 128 Tiszaujvaros 16 16 Tokaj DistrictTokaji jaras 255 81 13 331 52 Tokaj 11 Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 7 249 67 686 266 95 Miskolc 358Economy editDue to the emphasis on industrialization during the former Socialist regime and the county s richness in brown coal Borsod Abauj Zemplen has become one of the leading industrial regions of the country the Ruhr Area of Hungary The most important centres of heavy industry were Miskolc ozd Tiszaujvaros and Kazincbarcika With the fall of the Socialist regime the industry faced a crisis and Borsod Abauj Zemplen is among the counties that have the highest rate of unemployment and also the lowest rates of GDP per capita in Hungary The county is the site of the Borsod Power Plant one of the largest biomass power plants in Hungary Politics edit nbsp County hall of Borsod Abauj Zemplen County Assembly edit Main article Borsod Abauj Zemplen County Assembly The Borsod Abauj Zemplen County Council elected at the 2019 local government elections is made up of 29 counselors 9 with the following party composition Party Seats Current County Assembly Fidesz KDNP 18 Opposition coalition a 8 Democratic Coalition 3 Presidents of the County Assembly edit President 10 Terms Dezso Torok Fidesz KDNP 2014 Members of the National Assembly edit The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election 11 Constituency Member Party Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 1st constituency Katalin Csobor Fidesz KDNP Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 2nd constituency Janos Kiss Fidesz KDNP Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 3rd constituency Gabor Riz Fidesz KDNP Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 4th constituency Zoltan Demeter Fidesz KDNP Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 5th constituency Richard Horcsik Fidesz KDNP Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 6th constituency Zsofia Koncz Fidesz KDNP Borsod Abauj Zemplen County 7th constituency Andras Tallai Fidesz KDNPMunicipalities editBorsod Abauj Zemplen County has 1 urban county 27 towns 8 large villages and 322 villages Borsod Abauj Zemplen is the county of extremes it is the home of the country s fourth largest city and second largest agglomeration where one fourth of the county population resides on the other hand the county is full of hamlets with population under 200 Borsod Abauj Zemplen has 28 cities towns as of 2019 and over 300 villages With a total of 358 cities towns and villages this county has the most municipalities in Hungary Approximately half of the population lives in cities towns City with county rights ordered by population as of 2011 census Miskolc 167 754 county seat Towns ozd 34 481 Kazincbarcika 29 010 Mezokovesd 16 559 Tiszaujvaros 16 500 Satoraljaujhely 15 783 Sarospatak 12 991 Sajoszentpeter 12 012 Edeleny 9 986 Szerencs 9 198 Putnok 6 905 Felsozsolca 6 613 Encs 6 344 Mezocsat 5 980 Alsozsolca 5 766 Szikszo 5 631 Nyekladhaza 5 023 Emod 5 007 Tokaj 4 530 Szendro 4 065 Mezokeresztes 3 886 Borsodnadasd 3 169 Abaujszanto 3 147 Cigand 2 963 Sajobabony 2 887 Rudabanya 2 583 Gonc 2 059 Palhaza 1 061 Villages Abaujalpar Abaujker Abaujlak Abaujszolnok Abaujvar Abod Aggtelek Alacska Alsoberecki Alsodobsza Alsogagy Alsoregmec Alsoszuha Alsotelekes Alsovadasz Arka Arlo nbsp Arnot Aszalo Arokto Baktakek Balajt Basko Banhorvati Banreve Becskehaza Bekecs Berente Beret Berzek Bodroghalom Bodrogkeresztur Bodrogkisfalud Bodrogolaszi Bogacs Boldogkoujfalu Boldogkovaralja Boldva Borsodbota Borsodgeszt Borsodivanka Borsodszentgyorgy Borsodszirak Bodvalenke Bodvarako Bodvaszilas Bozsva Bocs Bukkaranyos Bukkabrany Bukkmogyorosd Bukkszentkereszt Bukkzserc Buttos Csenyete Cserepfalu Cserepvaralja Csernely Csincse Csobaj Csobad Csokvaomany Damak Damoc Debrete Detek Dedestapolcsany Domahaza Doveny Dubicsany Egerlovo Erdobenye Erdohorvati Egerszog Fancsal Farkaslyuk Faj Felsoberecki Felsodobsza Felsogagy Felsokelecseny Felsonyarad Felsoregmec Felsotelekes Felsovadasz Filkehaza Fony Forro Fulokercs Fuzer Fuzerkajata Fuzerkomlos Fuzerradvany Gadna Gagyapati Gagybator Gagyvendegi Galvacs Garadna Gelej Gesztely Gibart Girincs Golop Gomorszolos Goncruszka Gyorgytarlo Halmaj Hangacs Hangony Harsany Haromhuta Hegymeg Hejce Hejobaba Hejokeresztur Hejokurt Hejopapi Hejoszalonta Hercegkut Hernadbud Hernadcece Hernadkak Hernadkercs Hernadnemeti Hernadpetri Hernadszentandras Hernadszurdok Hernadvecse Het Hidasnemeti Hidvegardo Hollohaza Homrogd Igrici Imola Inancs Irota Izsofalva nbsp Jakfalva Jardanhaza Josvafo Karcsa Karos Kacs Kano Kany Kazsmark Kelemer Kenezlo Keresztete Kesznyeten Keked Kirald Kiscsecs Kisgyor Kishuta Kiskinizs Kisrozvagy Kissikator Kistokaj Komjati Komloska Kondo Korlat Kovacsvagas Korom Krasznokvajda Kupa Kurityan Lak Lacacseke Ladbesenyo Legyesbenye Leh Lenarddaroc Litka Makkoshotyka Martonyi Mad Malyi Malyinka Megyaszo Meszes Mezonagymihaly Mezonyarad Mezozombor Mera Mikohaza Mogyoroska Monaj Monok Muhi Mucsony nbsp Nagybarca Nagycsecs Nagyhuta Nagykinizs Nagyrozvagy Nekezseny Nemesbikk Negyes Novajidrany Nyesta Nyiri Nyomar Olaszliszka Onga Ormosbanya Oszlar onod Pamleny Parasznya Pacin Panyok Pere Perecse Perkupa Prugy Pusztafalu Pusztaradvany Radostyan Ragaly Rakaca Rakacaszend Rasonysapberencs Ratka Regec Repashuta Revleanyvar Ricse nbsp Rudolftelep Sajoecseg Sajogalgoc Sajohidveg Sajoivanka Sajokaza Sajokapolna Sajokeresztur Sajolad Sajolaszlofalva Sajomercse Sajonemeti Sajooros Sajopalfala Sajopetri Sajopuspoki Sajosenye Sajoszoged Sajovamos Sajovelezd Saly Sarazsadany Sata Selyeb Semjen Serenyfalva Sima Sostofalva Szakacsi Szakald Szalaszend Szalonna Szaszfa Szegi Szegilong Szemere Szendrolad Szentistvan nbsp Szentistvanbaksa Szin Szinpetri Szirmabesenyo nbsp Szomolya Szogliget Szolosardo Szuhafo Szuhakallo Szuhogy Taktabaj Taktaharkany nbsp Taktakenez Taktaszada Tarcal Tard Tardona Tallya Telkibanya Teresztenye Tibolddaroc Tiszababolna Tiszacsermely Tiszadorogma Tiszakarad Tiszakeszi Tiszaladany Tiszaluc nbsp Tiszapalkonya Tiszatardos Tiszatarjan Tiszavalk Tolcsva Tomor Tornabarakony Tornakapolna Tornanadaska Tornaszentandras Tornaszentjakab Tornyosnemeti Trizs Sarazsadany Uppony Ujcsanalos Vadna Vajdacska Varbo Varboc Vatta Vagashuta Vamosujfalu Vilmany Vilyvitany Viss Viszlo Vizsoly Zalkod Zadorfalva Zemplenagard Ziliz Zubogy Zsujta nbsp municipalities are large villages Tourist sights editSee also Miskolc Tourist sights Castles Castle of Boldogko Castle Cserepvar Castle of Dedes Castle of Diosgyor Castle of Fuzer Castle of Sarospatak Castle of Szerencs Nature Dripstone cave of Aggtelek Bukk National Park LillafuredGallery edit nbsp Miskolc the capital of the county nbsp Tokaj wine region nbsp Castle of Diosgyor nbsp Romanesque church in Vizsoly nbsp L Huillier Coburg Palace in Edeleny nbsp Baradla Cave in the Aggtelek National Park nbsp Karolyi Mansion in Fuzerradvany nbsp Blower Engine Room in ozdInternational relations editBorsod Abauj Zemplen County has a partnership relationship with nbsp Harghita County Romania nbsp Istanbul Province TurkeyReferences and notes editReferences nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Borsod Abauj Zemplen County nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Borsod Abauj Zemplen County nepesseg com population data of Hungarian settlements Regions and Cities gt Regional Statistics gt Regional Economy gt Regional GDP per Capita OECD Stats Accessed on 16 November 2018 Lado Janos Biro Agnes Magyar utonevkonyv Budapest Vince 2005 ISBN 9639069728 p 41 a b Decree about the coat of arms and flag of the county PDF Satoraljaujhely Hungary English pages 79 109 nepesseg com Borsod Abauj Zemplen megye nepessege 1870 2015 1 1 6 A nepesseg anyanyelv nemzetiseg es nemek szerint Frissitve 2013 04 17 Hungarian Central Statistical Office in Hungarian 2011 EVI NEPSZAMLALAS 3 Teruleti adatok 3 5 Borsod Abauj Zemplen megye in Hungarian 1 Archived 1 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Megyei kozgyules tagjai 2019 2024 Borsod Abauj Zemplen megye valasztas hu Retrieved 29 October 2019 Onkormanyzati valasztasok eredmenyei in Hungarian Borsod Abauj Zemplen megye parlamenti kepviseloi Parlamenti Informacios Rendszer 2022 in Hungarian Hungarian National Assembly Notes Coalition of 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