Diósjenő is a village in

Nógrád Nógrád (; ) is a village in Nógrád County, 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 ...

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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 ...

. It is located about 60 kilometers north of Budapest, in the western part of the county, at the foot of

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and is surrounded by hills.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1282. Its name comes from ''Jenő'', the name of one of the seven tribes conquering present-day Hungary, while the word "diós" refers to walnut trees. The

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built a castle in the village. After the Ottoman era, 30 houses stood in the village in 1720.

Tourist sights

* Roman Catholic church: built in the 15th century in Gothic style; rebuilt in 1788-89 in Baroque and Neoclassical style. * Protestant church: built around 1850 in late Neoclassical style. * Five bridges on the Jenő stream, built between 1914 and 1930 of stone, bricks and ferroconcrete.

Famous people

* István Szentgyörgyi, actor (1842–1931)

External links

Official site

Association site
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