![Hungary road sign G-401](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Hungary_road_sign_G-401.svg)
Hungarian road categories are as follows:
* Gyorsforgalmi út (controlled-access highway):
**Autópálya (motorway): 2+2 travel lanes and 1+1 emergency lane, central reservation, no at-grade intersections, speed limit: 130 kilometers per hour (81 mph)
**Autóút (expressway): 2+2, 2+1 or 1+1 travel lanes, central reservation, some at-grade intersections, speed limit: 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph)
**Gyorsút (high-speed highway): 2+2 travel lanes, central reservation, few at-grade intersections, speed limit: 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph)
*Elsődrendű főút (primary arterial road or primary main road) (with one digit in their name, e.g.: 6-os főút)
*Másodrendű főút (secondary main road) (with two or three digits, e.g.: 57-es főút)
*Helyi út (local road) (with three or more digits)
Some of the national roads are part of the
European route
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Centr ...
scheme.
European routes passing through Hungary:
E60;
E65;
E66;
E68;
E71;
E73;
E75;
E77;
E79 (Class A);
E573;
E653;
E661 (Class B).
Highways
![Hungary motorway system 2016 08 05](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Hungary_motorway_system_2016_08_05.png)
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 130 km/h, in expressways 110 km/h.
According to the ''Állami Autópályakezelő Zrt.'' ("State Motorway Management Plc."), the total length of the Hungarian motorway system was 1,400.6 kilometers in 2013.
The construction of the Hungarian motorway system started in 1964 with
M7, which finished in 1975 between
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
and
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and ...
. The total length of the system reached 200 km in 1980, 500 km in 1998, and 1000 km in 2007.
Motorways in Hungary:
M1 ,
M3 ,
M5 ,
M6 ,
M7 , ''
M8'' ,
M15 ,
M30 ,
M31 ,
M35 M35, M.35 or M-35 may refer to:
Military
* M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck, a US Army truck
* , a Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessel launched in 1982
* ADGZ or ''M35 Mittlere Panzerwagen'', a 1930s Austrian Army heavy armored car
* Cannone ...
,
M43 , ''
M44'' ,
M60 ,
M70
Expressways in Hungary (M - ''expressways,'' and ''R'' - ''fast roads''):
M0 ,
M2 ,
M4 ,
M9 , ''
M10'' ,
M19 , ''
M25'' , ''
M34'' , ''
M49'' ,
M51 M51 or M-51 may refer to:
* M-51 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan
* M51 highway (Russia)
* M51 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa
* M51 Skysweeper, an anti-aircraft gun
* M51 MACI mine
* M51 SLBM, a Fre ...
,
M85 ,
M86 ,
M87
''
R11'' ,
R21 ,
R23 R23 or R-23 may refer to:
Military
* R-23 (missile), a Soviet air-to-air missile
* , a destroyer of the Royal Navy
* Rikhter R-23, a Soviet aircraft autocannon
* , a submarine of the United States Navy
Roads
* R23 road (Belgium)
* R-23 regional ...
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R67 ,
R76 ,
R83
History
Development of the overall length (at the end of):
Main roads
They have one lane in each direction, signs are white-on-green and the normal speed limit is 90 km/h.
Primary main road
Roads categorized as state roads, class IIa are 2,224 km in total length and are marked with one, two, or some three-digit numbers.
Secondary main road
Roads categorized as state roads, class IIb are 2,224 km in total length and are marked with one, two, or some three-digit numbers.
Local roads
Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "local roads". The total length of these roads is 23,780 km and are marked with four or some five-digit numbers, while the rest have consisted of macadam and earthen roads.
European routes
The following
European route
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Centr ...
s pass through
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
:
Class A:
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E60: ''
Nickelsdorf
Nickelsdorf ( hu, Miklóshalma or Miklóshalom, hr, Mikištrof) is a town in the district of Neusiedl am See in the Austrian state of Burgenland.
Geography
Nickelsdorf is the only town in the municipality. It has an important border crossin ...
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Hegyeshalom
Hegyeshalom (; german: Straß-Sommerein) is a village of approximately 3600 inhabitants in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary, on the border with Austria and less than 15 km from the border with Slovakia.
History
A charter given by Andrew I ...
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Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...
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Tatabánya
Tatabánya (; german: Totiserkolonie; sk, Banská Stará) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County.
Location
The city is lo ...
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Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
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Szolnok
Szolnok (; also known by other #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A City with county rights, city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, i ...
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Püspökladány
Püspökladány (pronounced ) is the sixth largest town of Hajdú-Bihar county in North Eastern Hungary with a population of approximately 16,000 people. It is located southwest of Debrecen at the juncture of three regions: Sárrét, Hortobágy a ...
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Ártánd
Ártánd is a village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Maps/Map-Artand-4115-Hajdu_Bihar-Hungary
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population
Population ...
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Borș, ''
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E65: ''
Čunovo
Čunovo ( hr, Čunovo, hu, Dunacsún, Duna-Csún, ) is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams.
History
Čunovo was first mentioned as a vil ...
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Rajka
Rajka (german: Ragendorf, sk, Rajka, hr, Rakindrof ) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The village has large Slovak and German minorities.
Etymology
The name comes from the Slavic personal name ''Rajko'', ''Rajka'' (derive ...
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Csorna
Csorna is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Csorna is located near the Fertő-Hanság National Park. There are two districts in the town: the Földsziget and the Csatárimajor.
Etymology
The name comes from Slavic ''*Cherna/Chorna'' ...
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Szombathely
Szombathely (; german: Steinamanger, ; see also other alternative names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by t ...
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Körmend
Körmend ( sl, Kermendin, Prekmurje Slovene: ''Karmadén,'' ger, Kirment) is a town in Vas county , Western Hungary.
Places of interest
The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the mo ...
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Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg (; hr, Jegersek; sl, Jageršek; german: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala county in western Hungary.
Location
Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and west-south ...
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Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa (; hr, Velika Kaniža/Velika Kanjiža, or just ''Kaniža/Kanjiža''; german: Großkirchen, Groß-Kanizsa; it, Canissa; sl, Velika Kaniža; tr, Kanije), known colloquially as Kanizsa, is a medium-sized city in Zala County in southw ...
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Letenye
Letenye (, sl, Letina) is a town in Zala County, Hungary, on the border with Croatia. Across the border is the town of Goričan. Letenye was elevated to town status in 1989.
History
Transport
Letenye is the endpoint of the Hungarian M7 moto ...
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Goričan
Goričan ( hu, Muracsány) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.
Goričan is the only village belonging to the municipality. Its population in the 2011 census was 2,823. Of the entire population, 2,763 people identified themselves as Cr ...
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*
E66: ''
Heiligenkreuz Heiligenkreuz, which means 'Holy Cross' in German, may refer to:
In Austria:
*Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria, a municipality in Lower Austria
**Heiligenkreuz Abbey in this municipality
*Heiligenkreuz im Lafnitztal, a municipality in Burgenland
* Hei ...
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Rábafüzes –
Körmend
Körmend ( sl, Kermendin, Prekmurje Slovene: ''Karmadén,'' ger, Kirment) is a town in Vas county , Western Hungary.
Places of interest
The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyány family, one of the mo ...
–
Ajka
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 occup ...
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Veszprém
Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
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Székesfehérvár
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E68:
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
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Makó –
Csanádpalota – ''
Nădlac
Nădlac (; sk, Nadlak; hu, Nagylak) is a town in western Romania, Arad County. A former part of the town lies across the border with Hungary; this village is called Nagylak. An international border town, Nădlac is the main border crossing int ...
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E71: ''
Milhosť, '' –
Tornyosnémeti –
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
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Füzesabony
Füzesabony is a town in Heves 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, Romania to t ...
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Hatvan
Hatvan is a town in Heves county, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty".
Etymology
Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty". It is a common urban legend that the town got this name because it is 60 km from Budapest, but in fact the na ...
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Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
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Székesfehérvár –
Siófok
Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...
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Nagykanizsa
Nagykanizsa (; hr, Velika Kaniža/Velika Kanjiža, or just ''Kaniža/Kanjiža''; german: Großkirchen, Groß-Kanizsa; it, Canissa; sl, Velika Kaniža; tr, Kanije), known colloquially as Kanizsa, is a medium-sized city in Zala County in southw ...
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Letenye
Letenye (, sl, Letina) is a town in Zala County, Hungary, on the border with Croatia. Across the border is the town of Goričan. Letenye was elevated to town status in 1989.
History
Transport
Letenye is the endpoint of the Hungarian M7 moto ...
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Goričan
Goričan ( hu, Muracsány) is a municipality in Međimurje County, Croatia.
Goričan is the only village belonging to the municipality. Its population in the 2011 census was 2,823. Of the entire population, 2,763 people identified themselves as Cr ...
, ''
*
E73:
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
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Dunaújváros
Dunaújváros (; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names) is an industrial city in Fejér County, Central Hungary. It is a city with county rights. Situated 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Budapest on the Danube, the city i ...
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Szekszárd
Szekszárd (, formerly also ''Szegzárd''; hr, Seksar; german: Sechshard or ; sr, Сексард) is a small city in southern Hungary and the capital of Tolna County. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area ...
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Mohács
Mohács (; Croatian and Bunjevac: ''Mohač''; german: Mohatsch; sr, Мохач; tr, Mohaç) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube.
Etymology
The name probably comes from the Slavic ''*Mъchačь'',''*Mocháč'': ...
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Udvar
Udvar ( hr, Udvar, Dvor) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. This village is found near the Danube River.
Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants were Danube Swabians, also called locally as ''Stifolder'', because their ancestors onc ...
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Duboševica, ''
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E75: ''
Čunovo
Čunovo ( hr, Čunovo, hu, Dunacsún, Duna-Csún, ) is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams.
History
Čunovo was first mentioned as a vil ...
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Rajka
Rajka (german: Ragendorf, sk, Rajka, hr, Rakindrof ) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The village has large Slovak and German minorities.
Etymology
The name comes from the Slavic personal name ''Rajko'', ''Rajka'' (derive ...
–
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...
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Tatabánya
Tatabánya (; german: Totiserkolonie; sk, Banská Stará) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County.
Location
The city is lo ...
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Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
–
Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's th ...
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Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
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Röszke
Röszke is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The nearest town is Szeged .
Sándor Rózsa, the legendary Hungarian bandit was born here in 1813.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a popula ...
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Horgoš
Horgoš ( sr, Хоргош, Horgoš; hu, Horgos) is a village located in the municipality of Kanjiža, North Banat District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 5,709 inhabitants. A border crossing between Serbia and H ...
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E77: ''
Šahy
Šahy ( hu, Ipolyság, rarely german: Eipelschlag) is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,238 people (2018), with an average age of 42.5.
Geography
It is located at the eastern reaches o ...
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Parassapuszta –
Vác
Vác (; german: Waitzen; sk, Vacov; yi, ווייצען) is a town in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spelling of the name is ''Vácz''.
Location
Vác is located north of Budapest on the eastern bank o ...
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Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
*
E79:
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
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Polgár –
Debrecen
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and ...
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Berettyóújfalu
Berettyóújfalu is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in center of the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is 40 km south from Debrecen (the second largest city in Hungary), and about 35 km from Oradea (Romania). Berettyó ...
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Ártánd
Ártánd is a village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Maps/Map-Artand-4115-Hajdu_Bihar-Hungary
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population
Population ...
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Borș, ''
Class B:
*
E573:
Püspökladány
Püspökladány (pronounced ) is the sixth largest town of Hajdú-Bihar county in North Eastern Hungary with a population of approximately 16,000 people. It is located southwest of Debrecen at the juncture of three regions: Sárrét, Hortobágy a ...
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Debrecen
Debrecen ( , is Hungary's second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the largest Hungarian city in the 18th century and ...
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Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in ...
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Záhony
Záhony ( uk, Загонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Northern Great Plain, eastern Hungary.
It covers an area of and has a population of 4675 people (2005). It is near the Ukrainian border (at Chop and Solomonovo) and was ...
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Chop, ''
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E575: ''
Medveďov
Medveďov ( hu, Medve, ) is a border village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 111 metres and covers an area of 10.388 km². The ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
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Vámosszabadi
Vámosszabadi is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron 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 nort ...
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Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...
*
E579:
Nyíregyháza
Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in ...
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Vásárosnamény
Vásárosnamény is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It also includes Vitka since 1969, and in 1939 Gergelyi and Ugornya formed by uniting Gergelyiugornya.
Postal history
Pri ...
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Beregsurány
Beregsurány is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population of 636 people (2001).
Position
Beregsuran ...
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Astey, ''
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E653:
Letenye
Letenye (, sl, Letina) is a town in Zala County, Hungary, on the border with Croatia. Across the border is the town of Goričan. Letenye was elevated to town status in 1989.
History
Transport
Letenye is the endpoint of the Hungarian M7 moto ...
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Tornyiszentmiklós
Tornyiszentmiklós is a village in Zala County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the ...
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Pince
Pince (; in older sources also ''Pinica'', hu, Pince) is a settlement southeast of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies close to the extreme eastern point of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyaro ...
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E661:
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and ...
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Nagyatád
Nagyatád is a town in Somogy County, Hungary and the seat of Nagyatád District. ''Bodvica'', ''Henész'' and ''Kivadár'' are parts of Nagyatád.
Etymology
Its name derives from the Turkish word ''ata'' ( hu, atya, apa, en, father).
Geogra ...
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Barcs
Barcs ( hr, Barč; german: Bartsch or ) is a border town in Somogy County, Hungary, and the seat of Barcs District. The Drava River marks the southern boundary of the settlement.
Geography
Located at the Croatian border and the River Drava, the ...
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Terezino Polje, ''
See also
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Transport in Hungary
Transport in Hungary relies on several main modes, including transport by road, rail, air and water.
Roads
Hungary has a total of of public roads, of which are paved (including 1481 km of motorways, as of 2016); and are unpaved (2005 e ...
References
{{Roads in Europe
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Roads
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There are many types of ...
Roads
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.
There are many types of ...