Gönc

	Gönc
	Gönc
	Gönc
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Northern Hungary
County :	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Abaúj – Hegyköz
District since 1.1.2013 :	Gönc
Coordinates :	48 ° 28 ' N , 21 ° 16' E Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '16 " N , 21 ° 16' 27" E
Height :	189 m
Area :	37.26 km²
Residents :	1,948 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density :	52 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 46
Postal code :	3895
KSH kódja:	15936
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	István Vinter (independent)
Postal address :	Kossuth Lajos u. 71, ; 3895 Gönc
Website :	www.gonc.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Gönc (German rarely Guntz ) is a Hungarian city in the district of the same name in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County .

Geographical location

Gönc is located in northern Hungary , about five kilometers south of the border with Slovakia , between Miskolc county seat 70 kilometers southwest and Košice in the north of Slovakia .

history

Gönc has been settled since the Hungarians conquered it at the beginning of the 10th century. In the Middle Ages it was a royal property and an important trading center. The Reformation played a certain role in the history of the city. The Calvinist Gáspár Károli translated the Bible into Hungarian here. The Calvinist seminary of Sárospatak moved here for a short time in 1687.

In the Treaty of Trianon , Hungary ceded its northern territories in 1920, so Gönc was in the border region and had lost its importance for trade. In 2001 the place received city status .

The place is for centuries for its "Göncer barrels" (Hungarian Gönci Hordó known), the Fassbinder for the fermentation of Tokaji produce.