Telkibánya

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name =Telkibánya

|settlement_type =Village

|image_shield =HUN Telkibánya Címer.svg

|image_flag =Flag of Telkibánya.svg

|image_skyline =Telkibánya légifotó.jpg

|image_caption =Aerial photography of Telkibánya

|pushpin_map =Hungary

|pushpin_map_caption =Location of Telkibánya in Hungary

|subdivision_type =Country

|subdivision_name =Hungary

|subdivision_type1 =Region

|subdivision_name1 =Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén}}

|subdivision_type2 =County

|subdivision_name2 ={{Hungarian county link|Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén}}

|leader_title =Mayor

|leader_name =Lászlóné Mester

|area_total_km2 =46.82

|area_footnotes =[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=13763 Telkibánya] at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).

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|postal_code =3896

|postal_code_type =Postal code

|area_code =+36 46

|area_code_type =Area code

|timezone =CET

|utc_offset =+1

|timezone_DST =CEST

|utc_offset_DST =+2

|total_type =Total

|population_total =549

|population_density_km2 =auto

|population_density_urban_km2 =auto

|population_density_metro_km2 =auto

|population_as_of =2015

|population_footnotes =[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/shop.kiadvany?p_kiadvany_id=81322&p_temakor_kod=KSH&p_session_id=800051036609396&p_lang=EN Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015]. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015

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Telkibánya is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, in the Northern Hungary region of northeastern Hungary.

Telkibánya was a mining town during the 15th century, known for its gold and silver. Its prosperity declined after a mining accident in the 17th century, but the area's natural environment and hiking trails make it a popular spot for recreation.{{fact|date=December 2024}}

Geography

It covers an area of {{Convert|46.82|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and has a population of 549 people (2015).

Places of interest

  • Protestant cemetery and church{{fact|date=December 2024}}
  • St. Catherine zion
  • Mining Museum
  • Ruins of Koncfalva
  • Ice cave
  • Mining pits and former gold washing claims
  • Surface minerals
  • Surface perlite flow{{fact|date=December 2024}}

Gallery

File:Kopjafas temeto 03.jpg|Protestant cemetery

File:Vartemplom 01.jpg|Protestant church

File:Szent katalin ispotaly es kapolna.jpg|runes and St. Catherine zion

File:St Catherine Altar in the St Catherine Chapel, Telkibánya, Hungary.jpg|Altar of St. Catherine painted by Zoltán Joó

File:Telkibanya Kopjafas temeto.jpg|Cemetery at the Protestant church

File:Telkibanya Református templom.jpg|Protestant church from the Bizsóka

File:Telkibánya, Adventista templom.jpg|Unitarist church front

References

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