Encs is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 30 kilometers from the county capital Miskolc.
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 Encs Church | |
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| Coordinates: 48°19′50″N 21°07′19″E / 48.33068°N 21.12188°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District | Encs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.13 km2 (12.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,052 |
| • Density | 226.53/km2 (586.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3860 |
| Area code | (+36) 46 |
| Website | www |
History edit
The area has been inhabited for at least 6,000 years. After the Hungarians occupied the area, it became part of Újvár comitatus (later Abaúj county). The first recorded mention of the village was in 1219.
The railway line reached the village in 1860. In 1880 Encs had about 1,000 residents. After the treaty of Trianon Encs was the most important village of the parts of Abaúj-Torna county that remained in Hungary. The next few decades brought prosperity. In 1962 it became the centre of the unified districts of Encs, Abaújszántó and Szikszó, and gained town status in 1984.
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Bad Dürrenberg, Germany
Ghelința, Romania
Kępno, Poland
Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
References edit
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". encs.hu (in Hungarian). Encs. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Encs.
- Official website in Hungarian
Encs travel guide from Wikivoyage
