There are three countries with their names beginning with ‘H’. Haiti has the largest population out of all countries with letter “H” and Hungary has the lowest population. Out of the three countries that begin with the Letter H, One is in Europe, One In the Caribbean and One in Central America. The following are […]
Facts About Eger Castle The Eger Castle is a castle in Eger, Hungary. The Eger Castle is known for repelling the Turkish attack in 1552 during the Siege of Eger. In 1701, the Austrians exploded half of the castle The first castle was built on the high hill named Várhegy at Felsőtárkány near Eger. The […]
Facts About Margaret Island The Music Fountain and the Water Tower have protected UNESCO sites. The island was called Insula leporum before being named after Saint Margaret (1242–1270) in the 14th century. Margaret was the daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, and she lived in the Dominican convent on the island. The Knights of St. […]
List of regions of Hungary There are seven statistical regions of Hungary created in 1999 by the Law 1999/XCII amending Law 1996/XXI. Subdivided administratively into 19 counties and the capital city Budapest. The counties are further subdivided into 174 districts. The capital Budapest is subdivided into 23 districts. Northern Hungary Central Hungary Northern Great Plain […]
Facts About Lake Tisza Lake Tisza is the largest artificial lake in Hungary. It is located at the southeastern edge of Heves county. Lake Tisza is 27 km in length, with an average depth of 1.3 m and a maximum depth of 17 m; it contains 43 km² of small islands. Lake Tisza Ecocentre in […]
Facts About Lake Balaton Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region’s foremost tourist destinations. The maximum depth of Lake Balaton reaches to about 12 m in the Strait of Tihany separating the western and eastern bays […]
Facts About Dunakeszi Dunakeszi is 112 m above sea level. Dunakeszi is twinned with: Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania; Casalgrande, Italy & Stary Sącz, Poland. Dunakeszi total area is 31.06 km2. Dunakeszi is a city in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. Dunakeszi Precipitation is about 551 mm, 21.7 inches per year. The estimated population of Dunakeszi […]
Facts About Tatabánya Tatabánya is a city in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County. Archaeological findings prove that humans have been living here since the Stone Age. Tatabánya was first mentioned in 1288. Tatabánya is twinned with: Aalen, Germany; Będzin, Poland; Christchurch, United Kingdom; Fairfield, Connecticut; United […]
Facts About Dunaújváros Dunaújváros is located in the Transdanubian part of the Great Hungarian Plain. Geographic coordinates of Dunaújváros is 46°57′53″ N, 18°56′23″ E. In 2020, Dunaújváros celebrated its 70th anniversary. The city replaced the village of Dunapentele, named after Saint Pantaleon. The construction of this new industrial city started in 1949 and the original […]
Facts About Miskolc Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. Miskolc is the fourth largest city in Hungary Miskolc is the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary. The lowest areas are the banks of the river Sajó, with an altitude of 110–120 m. The area […]