Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Coordinates: | 48.2167°N 38°W |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary#Europe |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Ózd |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ózd |
Area Total Km2: | 91.56 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 32827[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3600 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+36) 48 |
Ózd (in Hungarian oːzd/) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 400NaN0 from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county.
The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was first mentioned in 1272. The modern city came into being with the unification of the towns Ózd, Bolyok and Sajóvárkony during the socialist era of Hungary, when the northern part of the country was developed into a centre of heavy industry.Ózd has a Roma population of 1,025 persons.
The most popular sport in Ózd is football. Ózd's most successful football team was the Ózdi Kohász SE which played in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top level league in Hungary.[2] However, the club dissolved in 2003.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Ózd is twinned with:[3]