Cserhát () is a mountain range in
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 ...
, part of the
North Hungarian Mountains, divided between
Pest and
Nógrád counties. Its highest point is the
Karancs with an elevation of 729 metres above sea level.
Cserhát stretches from
Cserhátalja to the valley of the
Ipoly () river. Its central part is mountainous, covered with forests, while its southern and northern parts are hilly.
Architecturally, the territory is rich in castles.
Hollókő, an
ethnographic village, located here, was inscribed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
in 1987.
See also
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Geography of Hungary
*
North Hungarian Mountains
References
Mountain ranges of Hungary
Mountain ranges of the Western Carpathians
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