Aggtelek

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Aggtelek
Location of Aggtelek
Coordinates: 48°27′00″N 20°30′06″E / 48.46666, 20.50165
Country Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 - Total 43.81 km² (16.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 628
 - Density 14.33/km² (37.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 3759
Area code(s) 48

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.

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The village of Aggtelek

[edit] Location

50 km (31 mi) northwest from county seat Miskolc, near the Slovakian border.

[edit] History

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.

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Stalagmite in Baradla cave in Jósvafő


[edit] External links

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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