Telkibánya is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, in the
Northern Hungary
Northern Hungary (, ) is a region in Hungary. As a statistical region it includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád, but in colloquial speech it usually also refers to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The region is in the ...
region
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of northeastern
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
.
Telkibánya was a mining town during the 15th century, known for its gold and silver. Its prosperity declined after a mining accident in the 17th century, but the area's natural environment and hiking trails make it a popular spot for recreation.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a
population
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of 549 people (2015).
Places of interest
*Protestant cemetery and church
*St. Catherine zion
*Mining Museum
*Ruins of Koncfalva
*Ice cave
*Mining pits and former gold washing claims
*Surface minerals
*Surface perlite flow
Gallery
File:Kopjafas temeto 03.jpg, Protestant cemetery
File:Vartemplom 01.jpg, Protestant church
File:Szent katalin ispotaly es kapolna.jpg, runes and St. Catherine zion
File:St Catherine Altar in the St Catherine Chapel, Telkibánya, Hungary.jpg, Altar of St. Catherine painted by Zoltán Joó
File:Telkibanya Kopjafas temeto.jpg, Cemetery at the Protestant church
File:Telkibanya Református templom.jpg, Protestant church from the Bizsóka
File:Telkibánya, Adventista templom.jpg, Unitarist church front
References
External links
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Populated places in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County