Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (Hungarian: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén vármegye, pronounced [ˈborʃod ˈɒbɒuːj ˈzɛmpleːn]; Slovak: Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called "Northern Hungary"), on the border with Slovakia (Košice Region). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc. Of the seven statistical regions of Hungary it belongs to the region Northern Hungary.
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén vármegye | |
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Descending, from top: Hills near Boldogkőváralja, Sajó river near Sajónémeti, and Castle of Diósgyőr | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County within Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 21°00′E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County seat | Miskolc |
| Districts | 16 districts
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| Government | |
| • President of the General Assembly | Dezső Török (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,249.67 km2 (2,799.11 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Hungary |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 648,216 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Hungary |
| GDP | |
| • Total | HUF 1,672 billion €5.370 billion (2016) |
| Postal code | 34xx–39xx |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 46, 47, 48, 49 |
| ISO 3166 code | HU-BZ |
| Website | baz |
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the second largest county of Hungary both by area (after Bács-Kiskun) and by population (after Pest County). It is the only Hungarian county with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites (the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst and the Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape).