Gönc
Gönc is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Northern Hungary, 55 kilometers from county capital Miskolc.
It is the northernmost town of Hungary and the second smallest town of the county.
Getting to 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 4500 Ft.
- 01Gönc Train Station
There is no ticket office, tickets can be purchased on the train.
- 02Abaújszántó Train Station
There is no ticket office, tickets can be purchased on the train.
Worth seeing
- 01Hussite House
According to local belief, it was built and inhabited by Hussites, although this has not yet been proven beyond any doubt.
- 02Gáspár Károlyi Museum and Bible Exhibition
- 03Pálffy Mansion
- 04Roman Catholic Church
- 05Gáspár Károlyi Statue
- 06Ruins of Pauline Monastery
Built at the end of the 14th century in Gothic style.
Things to do
- 01Sándor Petőfi Community House and Library
- 02Gergő Mézes' Apiary
- 03Vizsoly Fishing Lake
Where to eat
- 01Csobogó Restaurant
- 02Gábor Pizzeria
Petőfi utca 4, Telkibánya,.
- 03Spongyabob Falatozó
1100 Ft, pizza: 1690 Ft, hamburger: 650 Ft.
- 04Aba Vezér Restaurant and Guesthouse
Jászai Pál tér 9, Abaújszántó, abavezer@gmail.com.
- 05Forró Kutya
Béke utca 44, Abaújszántó, forrokutya.etelbar@gmail.com.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.