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Award For Good Neighborhood And Understanding
The Good Neighborhood and Understanding Award ( Hungarian ''Jó szomszédság és megértés-díj'', Slovak ''Cena za dobré susedstvo a porozumenie'') is an award, which was established by Hungarian foreign minister Kinga Göncz and Slovak foreign minister Ján Kubiš on 15 December 2008. It is given for those Slovak and/or Hungarian individuals or organizations, who work the most for the co-operation of the two nations. The aim of the award is to deepen the good relationship of the two countries. It awards also a cash prize of €2,000 and a certification. The award is given in Budapest and Bratislava by turns. This award is important in those days, when there is a crisis between Slovakia and Hungary (see ''2006 Slovak-Hungarian diplomatic affairs'' or '' 2009 ban of Hungarian President from Slovakia''). Nomination for the award According to the paper, which was written by the Ministry of Foreign Affair of Hungary, more details about the award are: * People and/or organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Language
Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine ( Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the United States and Canada) and Israel. With 17 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's largest member by number of speakers. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family itself (then called Finno-Ugric) was established in 1717. Hungarian has traditionally been assigned to the Ugric alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Tatras
The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains ( Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; pl, Tatry Wysokie; rue, Высокі Татри,'' Vysoki Tatry''; hu, Magas-Tátra; german: Hohe Tatra; french: Hautes Tatras), are a mountain range along the border of northern Slovakia in the Prešov Region, and southern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. They are a range of the Tatra Mountains chain. Description The mountain range borders the Belianske Tatras to the east, the Podtatranská kotlina to the south, and the Western Tatras to the west. Most of the range, and all the highest peaks, are in Slovakia. The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít, at . Biogeography The High Tatras, having 29 peaks over AMSL are, with the Southern Carpathians, the only mountain ranges with an alpine character and habitats in the entire length of the Carpathian Mountains system. The first European cross-border national park, Tatra National Park, was founded here with Tatra National Park (''Tatranský národný pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awards Established In 2008
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An award may be described by three aspects: 1) who is given 2) what 3) by whom, all varying according to purpose. The recipient is often to a single person, such as a student or athlete, or a representative of a group of people, be it an organisation, a sports team or a whole country. The award item may be a decoration, that is an insignia suitable for wearing, such as a medal, badge, or rosette (award). It can also be a token object such as certificate, diploma, championship belt, trophy A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement, and serves as a recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics. In many sports medals (or, in ..., or Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunajská Streda
Dunajská Streda (; hu, Dunaszerdahely; german: Niedermarkt; he, דונהסרדהיי) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a population of 22,730, with ethnic Hungarians forming the 72% majority. Name The name of ''Syridahel'' was first mentioned in 1256. Other early written forms of the name were ''Zeredahely'' (1270) and ''Zredahel'' (1358). Szerdahely means "Wednesday (market)place" in Hungarian and it indicates the town had the privilege to hold a market on Wednesdays (although it was later changed to Fridays). (The Hungarian word ''szerda'' is a loanword from Slavic languages; the word ''streda'' means Wednesday in Slovak, with related words existing in other Slavic languages, meaning the middle (''stred'') day in the week. The attribute ''Duna-'' (''Dunajská''; i.e. Danubian) was added in the 19th century to distinguish it from other towns with similar n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katalin Szvorák
Katalin is a feminine given name and is a Hungarian variant from Catherine. Notable people with the name include: * Katalin Bánffy Hungarian noblewoman * Kata Bethlen (1700–1759) Hungarian writer, sometimes known in English as Katherine Bethlen * Katalin Bogyay (born 1956) President of the General Conference of UNESCO * Katalin Cseh (born 1988) Canadian-born Hungarian physician and politician * Katalin Csőke (1957–2017) Hungarian discus thrower * Katalin Divós (born 1974) Hungarian female hammer thrower * Katalin Eichler-Schadek (born 1940) Hungarian volleyball player * Katalin Juhász (born 1932) Olympic gold medalist of Hungary * Katalin Karády (1910-1990) as a Hungarian actress and singer * Katalin Kariko (born 1955) Hungarian scientist who, with Drew Weissman, developed the technology behind the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines * Katalin Kovács (born 1976) Olympic medalist of Hungary * Katalin Laki (born 1948) Hungarian handball player * Katalin Lévai (born 1954) Hungari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krásna Hôrka Castle
The Krásna Hôrka Castle ( sk, Hrad Krásna Hôrka, hu, Krasznahorka vára) is a castle in Slovakia, built on a hilltop overlooking the village of Krásnohorské Podhradie near Rožňava, in Košice Region. The first recorded mention of the castle was in 1333. In 1961 Krásna Hôrka was designated a National Cultural Monument of the Slovak Republic. It was said to be one of the country's best-preserved castles. On 10 March 2012 the castle was extensively damaged by fire, due to some teens carelessly discarding a cigarette which set the grass on fire. Etymology The name means "a beautiful mountain" ( sk, krásna - beautiful, ''hôrka'' - a little mountain). Unlikely but possible is a derivation from the word ''kras'' (karst), because the karst is in the neighbourhood. History The castle was built in the 13th century by the Hungarian Ákos brothers"Filip and Detre Szárs from the Ákos family/ref> on a trade route leading from Transylvania through Košice to Spiš and today's Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipeľ
The Ipeľ ( Slovak; ) or Ipoly ( Hungarian) (German: ''Eipel'', archaic Slovak: ''Jupoľ'', Latin: ''Bolia'') is a long river in Slovakia and Hungary, a tributary of the Danube River. Its source is in central Slovakia in the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows south to the Hungarian border, and then southwest, west, and again south along the border until it flows into the Danube near Szob. The Ipeľ flows through or creates the border of the Banská Bystrica and Nitra regions in Slovakia, and Nógrád and Pest counties in Hungary. Towns and villages The following towns and villages are situated on the river, in downstream order: * Poltár (SK) * Kalinovo (SK) * Boľkovce (SK) * Ipolytarnóc (HU) * Litke (HU) * Nógrádszakál (HU) * Szécsény (HU) * Balassagyarmat (HU) * Ipolyvece (HU) * Ipeľské Predmostie (SK) * Šahy (SK) * Vámosmikola (HU) * Pastovce (SK) * Ipolytölgyes (HU) * Salka (SK) * Letkés (HU) * Ipolydamásd (HU) * Szob (HU) See also *Ipoly (Ipeľ) Bridges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajka Alumina Plant Accident
Ajka () is a city in Hungary with about 35,000 inhabitants. It is situated in the hills of Bakony. History Around 1000 BCE, the area was inhabited by Celts. By the second century CE, the territory was conquered by the Romans. The Hungarians occupied the area in the early 10th century. The village Ajka was named after the Ajka clan, which, in turn, got its name after its ancestor, a knight named Heiko, who was a member of the retinue of Gisela, Princess of Bavaria, wife of King St. Stephen in the early 11th century. The village itself was first mentioned in 1214, when it was already about 100 years old. The village developed slowly during the next few centuries. Real prosperity came only in the second half of the 19th century, when coal resources were found nearby. In the 1930s, vast bauxite resources were found, too. In 1937, the world's first krypton factory was built near Ajka. During the industrialization wave of the Socialist Communist era, Ajka was a natural choice to buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csaba Gy
Csaba () is a Hungarian given name for males. Csaba is the native Hungarian name for Ernak, the youngest son of Attila the Hun.''Gesta Hungarorum'', Simon Keza, Edited and translated by Laszlo Veszpremy and Frank Schaer with a study by Jeno Szucs, Central European University Press, 1999. Pp. 67, 69, 71, 73 Individuals with the given name include: *Csaba Almási (born 1966), Hungarian long jumper *Csaba Ferenc Asztalos (born 1974), Romanian politician of Hungarian ethnicity *Csaba Balog (born 1972), Hungarian footballer *Csaba Balogh (born 1987), Hungarian chess grandmaster *Csaba Bernáth (born 1979), Hungarian footballer *Csaba Csáki, Hungarian physicist *Csaba Csere, a former technical director and editor-in-chief of ''Car and Driver'' magazine *Csaba Csizmadia (born 1985), Hungarian football manager and former player *Csaba Czébely, former member of the Hungarian heavy metal band Pokolgép *Csaba Elthes (1912–1995), Hungarian fencing master *Csaba Fehér (born 1975), Hunga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 Crash
On 19 January 2006 an Antonov Antonov An-24, An-24 aircraft operated by the Slovak Air Force crashed in northern Hungary, near the village of Hejce and town of Telkibánya. The airplane was carrying Slovak peacekeepers from Kosovo. Of the 43 people on board, only one survived. The crash remains the deadliest in History of Hungary, Hungarian and History of Slovakia, Slovak history. Background The airplane involved in the crash was an Antonov An-24V, the 50-seat version of the Antonov Antonov An-24, An-24, a twin turboprop transport aircraft. The aircraft was manufactured on 31 October 1969 in the Soviet Union with the serial number 97305605. The airplane was carrying Slovak peacekeepers who had finished a six-month tour of duty in NATO's Kosovo Force, KFOR mission in Kosovo. The airplane was flying from Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari, Pristina International Airport in Pristina, Kosovo to Košice International Airport in Košice, Slovakia. Crash At around 19:38 Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Language
Slovak () , is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken by approximately 5 million people as a native language, primarily ethnic Slovaks, it serves as the official language of Slovakia and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Slovak is closely related to Czech, to the point of mutual intelligibility to a very high degree, as well as Polish. Like other Slavic languages, Slovak is a fusional language with a complex system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German and other Slavic languages. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
