Edelény

Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north of the county seat, Miskolc.

Nearby town Szendrő is also described here.

Understand
The area has been inhabited since ancient times (Paleolithic stone tools were found here). Edelény was first mentioned in 1299, but the village of Borsod, which was annexed to the town in the 20th century, was already mentioned in 1108 (Borsod comitatus belonged to the castle of Borsod in the Middle Ages). Edelény got town status in 1986.

By train
Trains are available from Miskolc in every two hours. From Budapest you have to transfer in Miskolc. The whole journey from Budapest takes more than 3 hours and costs. Other direct connections are:
 * Toward north: Tornanádaska in every two hours.

By bus
Frequent buses are available from Miskolc. The journey takes about 45 minutes and costs –.

Get around
There is no local public transport or taxi service. You can use the regional buses operated by Volánbusz.

Further afield
In Boldva:

In Hangács:

In Hidvégardó:

In Martonyi:

In Szalonna:

In Szinpetri:

In Szögliget:

In Tornaszentandrás:

Connect
Edelény's postal code is H-3780, and its telephone area code is 48.



Go next

 * Encs – town east
 * Kazincbarcika – town southwest
 * Miskolc – city south
 * Ózd – town west
 * Putnok – town west