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Kazincbarcika

Located in Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county, Hungary Coordinates: 48°15′00″ N 20°38′00″ E

Kazincbarcika
Jávori István · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
32,396
32.4K
Elevation
185 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Budapest · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
KSC Košice International Airport64 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport96 km

About Kazincbarcika

Kazincbarcika is a city. Location: Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county, Hungary. Population: 32,396. Elevation: 185 m.

From Wikipedia

Kazincbarcika is an industrial town in Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It is the district seat of Kazincbarcika District. It lies in the valley of the Sajó river, 24 kilometres (15 miles) from the county capital, Miskolc.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
36.7 km²
Official website
kazincbarcika.hu

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Kazincbarcika

From Wikivoyage

Kazincbarcika is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of the river Sajó, 20 km (12 mi) away from the county capital, Miskolc.

Nearby towns Sajószentpéter and Rudabánya are also described here.

Understand+

Kazincbarcika was created during the Socialist industrialization, when several villages were unified with the aim of creating an industrial town to provide workers for the newly built Borsodi Vegyi Kombinát (a predecessor of today's BorsodChem).

The village of Sajókazinc was first mentioned in 1240. It was a mainly agricultural village until 1850, when the first coal mine was opened. The village of Barcika came into existence with the unification of two villages, Upper- and Lower-Barcika. Although a mine was opened nearby, agriculture remained the villagers' main occupation until the 1920s, when a large power plant was built.

After World War II, Sajókazinc and Barcika were united under the name Kazincbarcika. In 1954 it was granted town status, and the nearby village of Berente was annexed. The town already had 11,000 residents. BorsodChem, founded in 1949, took an active role in developing the town, and its job opportunities drew people from all over the country.

In the 1970s Kazincbarcika already had 30,000 residents. In the 1980s mining and heavy industry faced a crisis, and the rate of unemployment was high.

Rudabánya's territory was the location of the discovery of a hominid from 12 million years ago, Rudapithecus hungaricus.

1 Tourinform Kazincbarcika, Rákóczi tér 9 (Ifjúmunkás tér 3), ☏ +36 48 311-583, kazincbarcika@tourinform.hu. Jun–Aug: Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00, Sat 09:00–14:00; Sep–May: Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00. Tourist information. (updated Jun 2021)

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By train:

Trains are available from Miskolc in every two hours. From Budapest you have to transfer in Miskolc. The whole journey from Budapest takes less than 3 hours and costs 3990 Ft. Other direct connections are:

Toward west: Ózd via Putnok in every two hours.

1 Kazincbarcika Train Station, Vasút utca 13 (Vasútállomás 3), ☏ +36 1 349-4949, informacio@mav-start.hu. Ticket office: 04:20–22:20. (updated Jun 2021)

By bus:

Buses are available in every two hours from Budapest-Stadion. The journey takes 3½ hours and costs 3705 Ft.

2 Kazincbarcika Bus Station, Egressy Béni utca 1 (Autóbusz-állomás 3, 4, 9), ☏ +36 48 312-940, info@volanbusz.hu. Ticket office: Mon–Fri 06:00–11:45 12:30–15:30, Sat 07:30–11:00. (updated Jun 2021)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Twin towns and sister cities of Kazincbarcika

  • Revúca· Slovakia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Kazincbarcika over time

Population of Kazincbarcika over time
2013 28,249
2014 27,892
2017 26,706
2018 26,337
2022 24,371
2023 24,373
2024 23,990
2025 23,608
2026 23,137

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kazincbarcika

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 38 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (77 mm)
Driest month
January (22 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kazincbarcika
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°4°10°16°21°24°26°25°21°14°7°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°0°5°10°13°14°13°10°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)222324446177655945383829

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Kazincbarcika

The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 64 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Debrecen International Airport (DEB) (112 km). The nearest large city is Miskolc, 20 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 64 kmnortheast
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 96 kmnorth
  • Debrecen International Airport (DEB) Debrecen 112 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 20 kmsoutheast
  • Košice Population: 225K 69 kmnortheast
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 87 kmeast
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 109 kmsoutheast
  • Oradea Population: 183.1K 165 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kazincbarcika

Within 100 km: 31 historic and cultural sites, 41 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

  • Rimava River 24 kmW
  • Szána-bérc Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Gulicska Mountain 17 kmS
  • Avas Mountain 20 kmSE

25–60 km25 places

  • Slovenské Rudohorie Mountain 60 kmN
  • Ida River 44 kmNE
  • Cherekhat Mountain 33 kmNE
  • Zabarla Mountain 57 kmE

60–100 km44 places

  • Branisko Mountain 95 kmN
  • Poľana Mountain 95 kmNW
  • Čertovica Mountain 100 kmNW
  • Ľubica River 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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