Putnok

Putnok (Slovak: Putnok/Putník) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc, between the Bükk Mountains and the river Sajó.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Putnok látképe.JPG
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: General view of the town
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Town
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name: Hungary
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: HUN Putnok Címer.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_flag: Flag of Putnok.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Hungary
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET

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Putnok (Slovak: Putnok/Putník) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc, between the Bükk Mountains and the river Sajó.

==History== The area has been inhabited since Neolithic times. Until 1283 it was royal property, part (later centre) of the Gömör estate. In 1283 King László IV gave it to the Rátolth family (later: Putnoky family.) The family did much for the development of the town, but after the death of the dynasty founder Miklós a family feud began, and the inhabitants of the town and their other estates suffered a lot.