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Avas

The Avas is a hill of volcanic origin in , . Its top is the highest point of Miskolc proper. On the top stands a TV tower with observation deck which is a former symbol of the city and provides a nice panorama.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gothic Protestant Church of Avas and National Theatre of Miskolc.

Church
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The is the oldest building in the centre of the city of in Northern . It was built in the 13th century as a small, Romanesque style church, and later it was expanded to a larger Gothic style church.

Theater building
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The is the main theatre of , and the oldest theatre company of . Its current Classicist and Neo-baroque building built between 1847 and 1857, is in the city centre, in Széchenyi street and is home to not only theatrical plays, but also to events like the International Opera Festival of Miskolc.

Museum
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The is the largest museum in , Hungary. It holds more than 600,000 artifacts. Its main focus is on archaeology, mineralogy, arts, history, and ethnography.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miskolc and Martinkertváros.

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, with population of about 157,000, is the third largest city in , located in the north-east of the country, east of mountains.

Suburb
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Martintelep or Martin-Kertváros is a residential area of the city of , . Unlike many other districts that are on the outskirts on the city, Martintelep has never been an independent town.

Suburb
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or Miskolc-Tapolca is a suburb of , and is one of the most popular tourist towns of . Not to be confused with town in .

Avas

Latitude
48.09719° or 48° 5′ 50″ north
Longitude
20.77221° or 20° 46′ 20″ east
Elevation
131 metres (430 feet)
Open location code
8GW23QWC+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2334890452
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
722762
Wiki­data ID
Q535684
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Avas” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Аваш”
  • Cebuano: “Avas”
  • Czech: “Avas”
  • Danish: “Avas”
  • Dutch: “Avas”
  • Esperanto: “Avas”
  • French: “Avas”
  • Hungarian: “Avas”
  • Macedonian: “Аваш”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avas”
  • Russian: “Аваш”
  • Swedish: “Avas, Miskolc”
  • Swedish: “Avas”
  • Ukrainian: “Аваш”

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