Central Hungary ( hu, Közép-Magyarország) is one of the seven statistical regions in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
(
NUTS 1
The Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS, for the French ) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard was developed by the European Union.
There ...
and NUTS 2). It includes
(the capital of the region) and
.
Administration
Central Hungary's subregions (population figures from the
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
The Hungarian Central Statistical Office (HSCO; hu, Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (KSH), ) is a quango responsible for collecting, processing and publishing statistics about Hungary, its economy, and its inhabitants. The office provides detail ...
as of 2009)
Demography
* Total population 2,925,500 (2009)
** 14% aged 0–14 years
** 69% aged 15–64 years
** 17% aged 65 and over
Economy
Central Hungary is the richest and most developed region of the country. The unemployment rate stood at 2.7% in 2017 and was much lower than the national and the european average.
Tourism
Central Hungary is part of the
Budapest Central Transdanubia Tourist Region.
Budapest
In 1987 a
World Heritage Site
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was declared which includes
Buda Castle, the
Danube
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Riverbank, the
Andrássy Avenue
The House of Andrássy is the name of a Hungarian noble family of very ancient lineage that was prominent in Hungarian history. The full family name is ''Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka''. ''Csíkszentkirály'' is a town in modern ...
and its historic surroundings, the
Millennium Underground Railway
Line 1 (Officially: Millennium Underground Railway, Metro 1 or M1) is the oldest line of the Budapest Metro, it was built from 1894 to 1896. It is known locally as "the small underground" (''"a kisföldalatti"''), while the M2, M3 and M4 are call ...
and
Heroes' Square.
Other important landmarks in
Buda
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are the
Gellért Hill and the tomb of
Gül Baba and
Rudas Baths
Rudas Bath or Rudas fürdő is a thermal bath in Budapest, Hungary which is claimed to have medicinal properties. It was first built in 1550, during the time of Ottoman rule. To date, it retains many of the key elements of a Hammam, exemplified by ...
built during the
Ottoman rule of Hungary, ruins of
Old Buda, the Coliseum in Nagyszombat Street and the ruins of
Aquincum
Aquincum (, ) was an ancient city, situated on the northeastern borders of the province of Pannonia within the Roman Empire. The ruins of the city can be found today in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary. It is believed that Marcus Aurelius w ...
. In the
Buda Hills are the
Chairlift
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, the
Children's railway and
cave
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...
s with
stalagmite
A stalagmite (, ; from the Greek , from , "dropping, trickling")
is a type of rock formation that rises from the floor of a cave due to the accumulation of material deposited on the floor from ceiling drippings. Stalagmites are typicall ...
s and
stalactite
A stalactite (, ; from the Greek 'stalaktos' ('dripping') via
''stalassein'' ('to drip') is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines. Any material that is soluble ...
s.
The most important landmarks in
Pest are the
Hungarian Parliament Building
The Hungarian Parliament Building ( hu, Országház , which translates to "House of the Country" or "House of the Nation"), also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable ...
, the
St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica ( hu, Szent István-bazilika ) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth l ...
, the
Inner City Parish Church, the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its ma ...
, the
Vigadó Concert Hall, the
Hungarian National Museum, the
New York Palace on the
Small Boulevard, the
Dohány Street Synagogue, the
Grand Boulevard, and the
Museum of Applied Arts.
Other important displays are at the
Museum of Fine Arts, the
Hungarian National Gallery, the
Ethnographic Museum Ethnographic museums conserve, display and contextualize items relevant to the field of ethnography, the systematic study of people and cultures. Such museums include:
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* Ethnographic Museum of Kavajë,
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, the
Budapest History Museum and
Statue Park.
Important landmarks are Budapest's oldest bridges, such as the Széchenyi Chain Bridge, the
Margaret Bridge
Margaret Bridge or Margit híd (sometimes ''Margit Bridge'') is a three-way bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube and linking Margaret Island to the banks. It is the second-northernmost and second-oldest publi ...
, the
Liberty Bridge. The biggest parks are very popular, especially the
City Park with
Vajdahunyad Castle, the
Széchenyi thermal bath, the
Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden and the
Margaret Island
Margaret Island ( hu, Margitsziget ; german: Margareteninsel; tr, Kızadası) is a long island, wide, ( in area) in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, Hungary. The island is mostly covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recrea ...
. Budapest is world-famous for its hot
spas too.
Budapest holds many perennial events, for example Budapest Fair, Fireworks and
Budapest Parade.
Places of interest in
are
Gödöllő (Royal Castle and
Arboretum
An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...
),
Ráckeve (
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguation ...
cathedral and
Savoya Castle),
Szentendre
Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis- Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the Open-Air Ethnographic Museum), galleries, and artists.
Due to its ...
(
Baroque
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town square,
Margit Kovács
Margit Kovács (1902–1977) was a Hungarian ceramist and sculptor.
Life
Margit Kovács was born in Győr, Hungary on 30 November 1902. She originally wished to become a graphic artist but she grew interested in ceramics in the 1920s and we ...
Museum, Ethnographic Open Air Museum),
Vác (cathedral,
triumphal arch
A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road. In its simplest form a triumphal arch consists of two massive piers connected by an arch, cr ...
) and
Visegrád
Visegrád (; german: Plintenburg; la, Pone Navata or ; sk, Vyšehrad) is a castle town in Pest County, Hungary. It is north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend. It had a population of 1,864 in 2010. The town is the ...
(Visegrád Castle).
Other landmarks are the church (built in the
Middle Ages
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) in
Zsámbék
Zsámbék (german: Schambeck) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Location
Zsámbék is located 30 km west of Budapest along the M1 motorway in the Gerecse Mountains. Its neighbouring villages are Tök, Perbál, Páty, Herceghalom, Mán ...
, the
Reformed church
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of the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 unt ...
, the church in
Fót
Fót is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.
Location
Fót is about north of the edge of Budapest. The North Hungarian Mountains, North Hungarian foothills lie to the west. The nearest settlement to the west is Dunakeszi, ...
in the
Romantic style
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,
Apaj plain, ancient
juniper
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fields in
Tatárszentgyörgy
Tatárszentgyörgy is a village in Pest county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Rom ...
,
equestrianism
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in
Pusztavacs,
Attila
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Rise in
Tápiószentmárton
Tápiószentmárton is a village in Pest county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Ro ...
, the arboretum in
Vácrátót and the bear sanctuary in
Veresegyház.
The
Pilis Mountains offer plenty of opportunities for
hiking
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. There are also the
Visegrád Hills,
Ördögmalom waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several ...
,
Gödöllő National Park and
Ócsa National Park.
See also
*
List of regions of Hungary
There are seven statistical regions of Hungary created in 1999 by the Law 1999/XCII amending Law 1996/XXI. Regions are groupings of the 19 counties and the capital city.
*''Northern Hungary'' includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, He ...
References
External links
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