Discover Göncruszka

• Kazinczy Klára, a sister of the writer and language reformer Kazinczy Ferenc, lived in the former Kornis-Kazinczy Curia.
• Her husband was Krajnyik József, a judge of the Royal Court of Appeal from Košice.
• The Bárczay-Patay Curia is to the left of the intersection of Petőfi utca and Kazinczy utca.
• A section of the Zempléni gyümölcsút cycling route passes through Göncruszka and is marked “Sárga barack”.
• The Reformed Congregation of Göncruszka founded the community restaurant Tejjel Mézzel in 2020.

The former Kornis-Kazinczy Curia is associated with a specific family history. Kazinczy Klára lived there with her husband, Krajnyik József. Her connection to Kazinczy Ferenc can also be established: Klára was his sister; Ferenc is known as a writer and language reformer.

Another historic local landmark is the Bárczay-Patay Curia. Its location is described in relation to the intersection of Petőfi utca and Kazinczy utca. This provides a specific point of reference for finding your way around the village; it should also be distinguished from the family history associated with the Kornis-Kazinczy Curia.

The community restaurant Tejjel Mézzel is also part of the village’s more recent history: it was founded in 2020 by the Reformed Congregation of Göncruszka. The founding year and the organisation behind it identify its origins, while its name offers another point of interest for learning about the village.

The Zempléni gyümölcsút is 130 kilometres long in total. One section passes through Göncruszka and is marked “Sárga barack”. When planning, both the route’s overall length and the marker for the local section are relevant. The distance given describes the cycling route as a whole, not the length of the section in Göncruszka.

If cycling is the focus of your trip, you can consider the section through the village as part of this longer route. If you are more interested in the village’s history, the two former curias offer different themes for planning your trip.

The wider destination of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén offers a range of nature and cultural experiences as well as historic buildings. The Baradla-Domica cave system is part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst. The short Aggtelek Cave Tour is one kilometre long, takes 60 minutes and is rated easy. This makes it possible to compare a clearly defined tour length with a longer cycling route such as the Zempléni gyümölcsút.

The landscape and cultural heritage offer different perspectives too. The Zemplén Landscape Protection Area is part of the Zemplén Mountains, whose landscape influences the area’s flora and fauna. Diósgyőr Castle in Miskolc flourished under King Louis the Great in the 14th century and later served as a residence and a wedding gift for six queens. In Miskolctapolca, parkland forms an arboretum with numerous native species and a boating lake with several small islands.

For another perspective on nature, visit the nature trail at Miskolc Zoo and Cultural Park, which features a nine-metre-high observation tower and a 32-metre-long suspension bridge. These regional attractions differ markedly in character from Göncruszka’s curia history and cycling-route section. Discover more destinations: Abaújszántó, Vizsoly, Fony, Abaújvár, Arka, Korlát, Boldogkőváralja and Gönc.

Who lived in the Kornis-Kazinczy Curia?

Kazinczy Klára, Kazinczy Ferenc’s sister, lived there with her husband, Krajnyik József, a judge of the Royal Court of Appeal from Košice.

What is known about the cycling route through Göncruszka?

The 130-kilometre Zempléni gyümölcsút cycling route passes through the village. This section is marked “Sárga barack”.

When was the community restaurant Tejjel Mézzel founded?

The Reformed Congregation of Göncruszka founded Tejjel Mézzel in 2020.

See the wider travel overview: Abaúj–hegyközi.