Gönc

Gönc is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in Northern Hungary. It is located close to the border with Slovakia, from county capital Miskolc. It is the northernmost town of Hungary.

Nearby town Abaújszántó is also described here.

Understand
Gönc has been inhabited since the Conquest of Hungary. In the Middle Ages it was royal estate and an important market town.

Between 1570 and 1647, it was the seat of the county of Abaúj county and, as a result, it developed into an ever-growing market town. Although the lands in this region were owned by Magyar landlords, Gönc itself was a crown possession. In the 13th century the court invited German craftsmen to settle at Gönc, as was the practice in many other settlements. As a result of this, the village became more and more dominated by the new settlers.

During the age of the Reformation, Gönc became a cultural centre. It was here that Gáspár Károlyi, the first to translate the Bible into Hungarian in 1590, served as a minister.

Gönc
Trains are available from Abaújszántó and Hidasnémeti two times a day. From Budapest you have to transfer in Hidasnémeti. The whole journey from Budapest takes 4 hours and costs.

Abaújszántó
Trains are available in every two hours from Szerencs. From Budapest, you have to transfer in Szerencs. The whole journey from Budapest takes 3.5 hours and costs.

Gönc
Buses from Hidasnémeti to Gönc are available in every 1–2 hours. The journey takes about 12 minutes and costs.

Abaújszántó
Buses from Encs to Abaújszántó are available in every 1–2 hours. The journey takes about 20 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
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Connect
Gönc's postal code is H-3895 and its telephone area code is 46.



Go next

 * Encs – town southwest
 * Sárospatak – town southeast
 * Sátoraljaújhely – town east
 * Szerencs – town south
 * Tokaj – town southeast