Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
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Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye (Hungarian) |
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| Country | Hungary | ||
| Region | Northern Hungary | ||
| County seat | Miskolc | ||
| Government | |||
| • President of the General Assembly | Dezső Török (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,249.67 km2 (2,799.11 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 2nd in Hungary | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • Total | 686,266 | ||
| • Rank | 2nd in Hungary | ||
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 34xx – 39xx | ||
| Area code(s) | (+36) 46, 47, 48, 49 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HU-BZ | ||
| Website | www |
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Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈborʃod ˈɒbɒuːj ˈzɛmpleːn]; Slovak: Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called "Northern Hungary"), on the border with Slovakia. 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 is the second largest county of Hungary both by area (after Bács-Kiskun) and by population (after Pest County).
The county bears the name of three historic counties of Hungary, each of them was centered around a castle.
Note that besides these three castles, there were other castles in the old counties which became the modern Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, such as the well-known Füzérvár.
The county's coat of arms was created in 1991 from the coats of arms of the former counties now forming parts of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. From left to right: Coat of arms of Abaúj-Torna county. – Coat of arms of Zemplén county. – Coat of arms of Borsod county. – Coat of arms of Gömör / Gömör-Kishont county (with its red background color changed to the same blue as used in the coat of arms of Abaúj).
The flag is vertically divided into two equal sections (red and blue), with the coat of arms on it, and the county's name embroidered with gold thread under the coat of arms. Its ratio is 2:1. The use of both coat of arms and flag is regulated by the county council.
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