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Szarvaskő
Szarvaskő is a village in Heves County, Northern Hungary Region, Hungary. Geography The village is located on the western border of the Bükk Mountains. Because of the picturesque landscape the village is on the path of the National Blue Trail. Communications Szarvaskő is on the Road 25 between Eger and Tarnalelesz. The Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...- Putnok railway line passes through the village, and there are 2 trains per day at the Szarvaskő railway station. Sights to visit * Szarvaskő Castle Ruin * Major-tetői kilátó (Major Lookout) * Roman Catholic church * Öko-Park Panzió-Kemping és Kalandpark (English: leisure-camping and adventure park) Gallery A Szarvaskői Várhegy 2008.jpg, The hill with the Szarvaskő castle ruin A Pyrker- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Blue Trail
The National Blue Trail (in Hungarian: ''Országos Kéktúra'', short: ''OKT'') is a national trail in Hungary, for most of its length part of the European Long Distance Walking Route E4. The route starts atop the Írott-kő Mountain (884 m) on the Austrian-Hungarian border then leads across Hungary eventually ending 1,170 km later at the village of Hollóháza by the Hungarian-Slovakian border. (Interactive map'). The name of the Kéktúra (Blue Trail) is a reference to the marking of the path itself: it is a horizontal blue stripe on a white rectangle. All segments of the trail are freely accessible to the public; no fees have to be paid or permits obtained, there is only one ferry to take over the Danube between Visegrád and Nagymaros where you have to purchase a ticket. Although to have an official completion, you have to purchase a stamping brochure from MTSZ, the organizer of the trail. During its course the Blue Trail visits arguably the most beautiful natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heves County
Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. Eger is the county seat. Tourist sights * Lake Tisza * Bükk National Park * Bélapátfalva, abbey * Castle of Eger, Castle and Eger, City of Eger * Erdőtelek Arboretum * Feldebrő, 11th century Romanesque church * Gyöngyös, Mátra Museum * Hatvan, Grassalkovich mansion * Kisnána castle * Noszvaj, De la Motte mansion * Parád * Sirok castle * Szilvásvárad, Szalajka Valley * Szarvaskő, castle ruins Geography Heves county is a geographically diverse area; its northern part is mountainous (the Mátra and Bükk are the two highest mountain ranges in Hungary), while at south it includes a part of the Great Hungarian Plain. From south it is bordered by Lake Tisza, the largest artificial lake in Hungary. The average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eger District
Eger () is a district in eastern part of Heves County. ''Eger'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district lies between of Bükk Mountains and Mátra Mountains geographical region. Geography Eger District borders with Bélapátfalva District to the north, Mezőkövesd District ''( Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County)'' to the east, Füzesabony District to the south, Gyöngyös District and Pétervására District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Eger District is 22. Municipalities The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 87,939 and the population density was 146/km2. Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (600), Romanian (150) and Slovak (100). Total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarnalelesz
Tarnalelesz is a village (község) in Heves 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 .... {{authority control Populated places in Heves County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eger
Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its medieval castle, Turkish bath, thermal baths, baroque buildings, the northernmost Eger minaret, Ottoman minaret, and red wines. Its population of around 53,000 (2017) makes it the 19th largest centre of population in Hungary, according to the census. The town is located on the Eger Stream (a tributary of the Tisza river), on the hills between the Mátra and Bükk Mountains, Bükk mountains. The main campus of Eszterházy Károly Catholic University is in Eger. Names and etymology The origin of its name is unknown. One suggestion is that the place was named after the alder ( in Hungarian language, Hungarian) which grew so abundantly along the banks of the Eger Stream. This explanation seems to be correct because the name of the town ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Road 25 (Hungary)
Main may refer to: Geography *Main River (other), multiple rivers with the same name *Ma'in, an ancient kingdom in modern-day Yemen * Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province *Spanish Main, the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries *''The Main'', the diverse core running through Montreal, Quebec, Canada, also separating the Two Solitudes *Main (lunar crater), located near the north pole of the Moon *Main (Martian crater) People and organizations *Main (surname), a list of people with this family name *Main, alternate spelling for the Minaeans, an ancient people of modern-day Yemen * Main (band), a British ambient band formed in 1991 *Chas. T. Main, an American engineering and hydroelectric company founded in 1893 *MAIN (Mountain Area Information Network), former operator of WPVM-LP (MAIN-FM) in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. *Main Deli Steak House ("The Main"), a smoked-meat delicatessen in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Ships * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bükk
The Bükk Mountains () are a section of the North Hungarian Mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians. Much of the area is included in the Bükk National Park. Geography Although Kékes, the highest point in Hungary, is not here but in the nearby Mátra Mountains, the average height of the Bükk Mountains–with more than 20 peaks higher than 900 m–exceeds that of Mátra. The highest point of Bükk is Kettős bérc (961 m), the third highest main peak in Hungary after Kékes and Galyatető. There are 1,115You can find information about Hungarian caves here: known caves in the mountain range, including Bányász-barlang (Miner cave, 274 m) and István-lápa (254 m), the deepest caves in Hungary, the archaeologically important Szeleta cave, the Cave Bath (a main tourist attraction of Miskolc-Tapolca), the Anna Cave, and the István Cave. 52 of the caves are protected because of their fauna and microclimate. The mountain range is also famous for its skiing fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Község
There are currently several types of administrative divisions of Hungary; these include: * 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. * Counties of Hungary : Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties (''vármegyék'', singular: ''vármegye''), cities with county rights: Baja, Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Esztergom, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg and the capital city (''főváros'') Budapest. The capital Budapest is subdivided into 23 districts (''kerületek'', singular: ''kerület''). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
