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Aggtelek
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| Country: | Hungary |
| County: | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Area: | 43.81 km² |
| Population (2001): - Density: |
628 14.33/km² |
| Postal code: | 3759 |
| Area code: | 48 |
| Coordinates: | |
Aggtelek (sometimes misspelled Agtelek; literally means Old Plot in Hungarian) is a village in the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary with vast stalactite caverns, some of them of great height. The caves (Baradla-Domica cave system) are part of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst, which is on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
50 km northwest from county seat Miskolc, near the Slovakian border.
The area had been inhabited since ancient times, but after the Mongol invasion of Hungary it became deserted for a long time. Its name was first mentioned in 1295 as Ogogteluk.
In 1858 a fire destroyed the village. During World War II the front line was near, this caused further damages.
 County of Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Topics | History | Geography | Government | Politics | Economy | People from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
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| County seat | Miskolc |
| Cities and towns | Abaújszántó | Borsodnádasd | Cigánd | Edelény | Emőd | Encs | Felsőzsolca | Gönc | Kazincbarcika | Mezőcsát | Mezőkövesd | Nyékládháza | Ózd | Pálháza | Putnok | Sajószentpéter | Sárospatak|Sátoraljaújhely|Szendrő|Szerencs|Szikszó|Tiszaújváros|Tokaj |
| Villages | List of villages in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| See also: Counties of Hungary | |
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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