Hortobágy

* This name is listed on the World Heritage List. ª The region is classified by UNESCO.

The Hortobágy National Park Hortobágy Hungarian Nemzeti Park, is Hungary's first and largest contiguous National Park. It was founded on 1 January 1973 on an area of 52,000 hectares and has been continually expanded to 82,000 ha. In 1979, the core with 32,037 ha Ramsar site ( Wetland of International Importance, No. 189/3HU008 ). In the same year he was also recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ( 52,000 ha, HUN02 ). 1999, the park was included in the World Heritage List. In 2011 he was recognized as a light reserve of the International Dark Sky Association International Dark Sky Park as ( IDSP in silver), and is called since then Hortobágyi Csillagoségbolt park (English Hortobágyi Starry - Sky Park ). He was the first UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was also light reserve.

Location and Landschsaft

The Hortobágy Puszta is the largest and most well-known Central European steppes. Here 90 percent of the native bird species occur. There are to find rare and strictly protected species, such as bustards, Red-footed Falcon, Ferruginous Ducks, several species of herons, cormorants, Pratincoles, sea eagles and autumn 2009 to more than 100,000 cranes.

The Hortobágy Bridge

Zackelschaf

Hungarian Grey Cattle

Marsh gentian

The Tisza- lake

Great Bustard

Sage