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Hatvan–Fiľakovo Railway
Hatvan– Fiľakovo railway is a non-electrified railway connecting Hatvan, Hungary with Fiľakovo, Slovakia. Once a major connecting railway, the line currently sees only local Regionalbahn service and local goods traffic. It is double tracked from Hatvan to Selyp, then single tracked for the remainder of the distance to Fiľakovo. It is a class 3 passenger and goods line from Hatvan to Salgótarján, then becomes a class 4 line from there to Fiľakovo. The line has utilized clock-face scheduling operation since 2008, when direct express train connecting service with Budapest ended. The Hungarian portion is designated as line 81 and the Slovakian portion is line 164. History The construction of the Pest– Salgótarján railway line was started by the Saint Stephen Coal Mining Company in 1863. The company was founded by railroad engineer Johann Brellich and mining engineer Gregor Windsteig. Their goal is to connect the Nógrád coal deposits with the capital. The rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nógrád County
Nógrád (, ; ) is a counties of Hungary, county () of Hungary. It sits on the northern edge of Hungary and borders Slovakia. Description Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Heves (county), Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. The capital of Nógrád county is Salgótarján. Its area is 2,544 km². It is the smallest county by population and the second smallest by area (after Komárom-Esztergom). Nógrád is famous for its historic architecture of ancient Gothic churches and stone castles dated to the 13th century. Some historic landmarks includes the Salgó Castle and several baroque buildings constructed in the 18th century and the Vay, Teleki. Much of the northern border of the county is formed by the river Ipeľ, Ipoly. The mountain ranges Börzsöny, Cserhát and Mátra lie partly in the county. Due to the mountains, the county is characterised by small villages nestled in the valleys. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radzovce
Radzovce () is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m .... The zip code of the village is 98558. The population nationality consist of 80% Hungarian and 20% Slovak. References External links * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Lučenec District Municipalities in Slovakia where Hungarian is an official language {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šiatorská Bukovinka
Šiatorská Bukovinka () is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m .... References External links * * *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Lučenec District {{BanskáBystrica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Road 21 (Hungary)
The Main road 21 is a south–north direction First class main road in the valley of the Zagyva river, that connects the Hungarian M3 motorway's Hatvan junction, facilitating access from the capital city of Hatvan to Salgótarján- Somoskőújfalu. The road is 65 km long.Magyarország, autóatlasz 1:200.000, Honvédelmi Minisztérium Térképészeti Kht., . The road, like all other main roads in Hungary, is managed and maintained by the state-owned company Magyar Közút. Sources See also * Roads in Hungary Public roads in Hungary are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows: *controlled-access highway (gyorsforgalmi út – pl. gyorsforgalmi utak) – colour: blue; designation: M followed by one or two digits. It has two categories: mo ... * Transport in Hungary External links Hungarian Public Road Non-Profit Ltd. (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.)National Infrastructure Developer Ltd. {{Roads in Hungary Main roads in Hungary Heves County Nógrád ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salgótarján
Salgótarján (; , German: ''Schalgau'') is a city with county rights in Hungary, the capital of Nógrád County, north-eastern Hungary, making it the third least populous county capital. The nearby Salgó Castle is a well-known tourist attraction. Location At the foot of Karancs mountain, in the Cserhát hills, 250 meters above sea level, north-east from Budapest, west from Miskolc. Salgótarján is surrounded by beautiful forests and hills topped with castle ruins, which are accessible by bus that may be taken from the center of town. History The town already existed in the Middle Ages, but information on it is scarce possibly because it was a small settlement. The word ''salgó'' means "shining" in Old Hungarian, while ''Tarján'' was the name of one of the Hungarian tribes conquering the area. The castle of Salgó was built in the 13th century on a mountain of volcanic origin. In the 13th century the town already had a church. After the 1682 siege of the nearby Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizslás
Vizslás is a village in Nógrád County, Northern Hungary Region, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much 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 south, Croatia and .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vizslas Populated places in Nógrád County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mátraverebély
Mátraverebély is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside the Zagyva river, between the Cserhát and Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1752 (see Demographics). The main road 21 goes across the village, which located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line and 38.4 km away from the M3 motorway. The village has its own railway stop with public transport. History The name of the settlement come from the Slavic word ''vrábel'' (sparrow). The first documented mention of the village was in the papal tithe list of 1337 under the name ''Verebély'', where the church, which was built in the 12th century in the Romanesque style, is already mentioned. The church was expanded to three naves in the Gothic style after 1380, when the settlement was given the status of a market town. Stories about the healing power of Szentkút (''holy well'') have been known since the 12th century. Szentkút is one of the oldest and most visited shrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tar, Hungary
Tar is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river, between the Cserhát and Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1790 (see Demographics). The (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line go across the village, which located beside of the main road 21 and 34.4 km away from the M3 motorway. The village have an own railway station with public transport. History The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1265, when the village belonged to the Rátót genus, from which the Tari family also originates. St. Michael's Church was built in the 13th century, which was expanded by and a manor house was built nearby. In the 15th century, the settlement was given the status of a market town. The Ottomans destroyed the manor house in 1559, but the church remained. The ruins of the manor house are still visible today. In the 18th century, the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The church's wall paintings, significant art his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mátraszőlős
Mátraszőlős is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, under the Cserhát mountain ranges, beside of the Hévíz creek. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1454 (see Demographics). The village located beside of the main road 21 and 3.0 km far from the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line and 32.7 km from the M3 motorway. The settlement has an own railway stop with public transport under the name ''Mátraszőlős-Hasznos''. History Celtic graves were found near the settlement during road construction. The settlement is first mentioned in 1229 in the form ''Zeuleus'', then it is used in the form ''Szőllős''. A castle is mentioned in a document from 1241, but it was destroyed around 1290. The village church was built in the 13th century in the Romanesque style, which was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 15th century and named after St. Elizabeth. The Ottomans used it as a granary. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 1670s, and a tower was added in 1864. A ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pásztó
Pásztó is a town in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river and the Kövicses creek, between the Mátra and Cserhát mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 8664 (see Demographics). The town located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line and the Main road 21 (Hungary), main road 21 and 28.9 km from the M3 motorway (Hungary), M3 motorway. The settlement has an own railway station with public transport. Another railway stop is in the north end of the town named ''Mátraszőlős-Hasznos'', and is the common railway stop of Mátraszőlős and the northeast part of the town (Hasznos). History The settlement was first mentioned in 1190, when Béla III of Hungary, King Béla III founded a Cistercians, Cistercian monastery. Anonymus (notary of Béla III), Anonymus mentions the previous population of the settlement, when it was called ''Poztuh''. After the First Mongol invasion of Hungary, Tatar destruction, the monastery was rebuilt by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szurdokpüspöki
Szurdokpüspöki is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1756 (see Demographics). The village located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line and the main road 21 and 21.7 km away from the M3 motorway. The village have an own railway station with public transport. History Several Stone Age and Bronze Age finds were also found. The village got its name from the ''Szurdok'', a narrow valley used by the road leading to Gyöngyös. The village is one of the ten settlements that King Stephen I donated in 1004 to the Bishopric of Eger he founded. King Béla IV confirmed the right of ownership in a deed in 1261, but from 1288 it fell into the hands of secular landlords: the , Taris, Kompolthys, Báthorys owned it. During the Ottoman era, the population of the village decreased significantly. The church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built in the Baroq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
