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Religious Site Attractions In Miskolc

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Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 Miskolc is the fourth largest city in Hungary . It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.
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Religious Site Attractions In Miskolc

  • 1. Avas Church Miskolc
    The Avas is a hill of volcanic origin in Miskolc, Hungary. Its top is the highest point of Miskolc proper . On the top stands a TV tower with observation deck which is a former symbol of the city and provides a nice panorama. The name of the hill is an archaic Hungarian word meaning forbidden. It was named that at a time it was forbidden for shepherds to graze their herds there because the old wine cellars threatened with caving in. In the early 20th century several prehistoric artefacts were found in the Avas, proving that a people belonging to the Neolithic Szeleta culture lived here. The limestone caves of Avas, that were once used by prehistoric men, are now used as wine cellars; the narrow, winding streets give a Mediterranean atmosphere to this part of Avas Hill. On the northern part...
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  • 2. Miskolc Greek Catholic Cathedral of Assumption Miskolc
    The Assumption Cathedral also called Miskolc Cathedral is the name given to a Catholic religious building located in the city of Miskolc, the fourth largest city in the European country of Hungary. Work on the construction of the church began in 1902 and ended in 1912. In 1924 the church was elevated to cathedral. The temple follows the Hungarian or the Byzantine rite and serves as the cathedral of the Eparchy of Miskolc that got its current status by decision of Pope Francis in March 2015 as part of the reorganization of the Greek Catholic Hungarian Church, one of the eastern churches in full communion with the Pope in Rome.The construction style has pre-modern and neo-Gothic elements.
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