11 May is the official holiday of the city of Miskolc

Miskolc

Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. The city's council proclaimed this day as a holiday in 1992 and it was first celebrated in 1993. It is the anniversary of the granting of the coat of arms

Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

 of the city in 1909 by King Franz Joseph.

By tradition several award

Award

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s are awarded on this day in the National Theatre of Miskolc

National Theatre of Miskolc

The National Theatre of Miskolc is the main theatre of Miskolc, and the oldest theatre company of Hungary. Its current Classicist and Neo-baroque building built between 1847–1857, standing in downtown Széchenyi street is home to not only theatrical plays, but events like the International Opera...

. Many of these awards are named after famous citizens.

The awards

• Honorary Citizen of Miskolc
• Pro Urbe Award
• Ignác Gálffy Award
• Lőrinc Szabó
  Lorinc Szabó
  Lőrinc Szabó de Gáborján was a Hungarian poet and literary translator.-Biography:He was born in Miskolc as the son of an engine driver, Lőrinc Szabó sr., and Ilona Panyiczky. The family moved to Balassagyarmat when he was 3 years old. He attended school in Balassagyarmat and Debrecen. He studied...
  
   Literary Award
• Ede Reményi
  Ede Reményi
  Eduard Remenyi, Reményi Ede, born Eduard Hoffmann was a Hungarian violinist.He studied under Joseph Böhm at the Vienna Conservatory from 1842 to 1845...
  
   Music Award
• Béla Kondor Art Award
• Mrs Déry Theatre Award
• Bertalan Szemere Public Life Award
• Ottó Herman Scientific Award
• Pedagogical Award
• Athlete of the Year
• City of Miskolc Architecture Award
• Samuel Benkő Award
• Niveau Award
• “Civil Organisation of the Year” Award
• “Support to Civilians” Award
• “Sports in the City of Miskolc” Award
• “Tourism in the City of Miskolc” Award
• Szentpáli Award