Putnok

Putnok is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in Northern Hungary. It lies away from Miskolc, between the Bükk Mountains and the river Sajó.

Understand
The area has been inhabited since Neolithic times. Putnok developed a lot in the 19th century, but it lost its town status in 1881. It lost its importance, in many senses its role was taken over by Ózd, still it got its town status back in 1989.

Aggtelek together with Jósvafő are famous for their huge and beautiful karst cave system. Aggtelek's karst caves (together with caves in nearby Slovak Karst National Park) have been inscribed on the.

The Baradla Cave is nearly long, of which  kilometers go under Slovakia. The average height of the cave is and the average width. The cavern called the Giants' Hall is long,  wide and  high, making the cavern one of the most spectacular tourist attractions in the world – even though it is one of the least known and least visited.



By train
Trains are available from Miskolc via Kazincbarcika in every two hours. From Budapest you have to transfer in Miskolc. The whole journey from Budapest takes 3 hours and costs. Other direct connections are:
 * Toward west: Ózd in every two hours.

By bus
Frequent buses are available from Miskolc to Putnok. The journey takes about one hour and costs. Direct buses from Budapest-Stadion to Aggtelek and Jósvafő are available once a day. The journey takes 4½ hours and costs.

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

See
In Putnok:

In Aggtelek:

In Gömörszőlős:

In Jósvafő:

In Kelemér:

In Ragály:

In Sajóvelezd:

Connect
Putnok's postal code is H-3630, and its telephone area code is 48.



Go next

 * Bélapátfalva – town south
 * Edelény – town east
 * Kazincbarcika – town east
 * Miskolc – city southeast
 * Ózd – town southwest