Northern Hungary

Northern Hungary ( Hungarian: Magyarország Észak - ) is one of the seven regions of the Republic of Hungary. She is at NUTS 2-based (code: HU31 ).

Geography

Northern Hungary is crossed by several mountain ranges with heights up to 900 m. They extend primarily over the area between the rivers Danube and the Tisza.

With the 1014 m high Kékes can be found in the Matra mountains the highest mountain in the country.

National Parks

The Aggtelek National Park was established in 1985 to protect the below - and above-ground world of the former Karst of Gömör- Tornai. In 1995, the region was, together with the neighboring Slovak Karst, included in the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage by UNESCO. This cave belongs to the world 's largest stalactite cave system in Europe. Your most important cave is the Baradla, which together with the Domica branch ( in Slovakia ) 25 kms long. On the Hungarian side is a tunnel system of 17 km in length, so this cave is the largest in Hungary.

History and Monuments

The many monuments show that this area has played a major role in the country's history. In Muhi King Béla IV has suffered a defeat by the Turks, Dobo Istvan has expelled the Turks from the castle of Eger and István Bocskai was elected to Szerencs the prince. Zemplén was a possession of Rákóczi: In the " SubRosa " room in the castle of Sárospatak, the castle in Ónod and the Rákóczi House in Miskolc parliamentary sessions were held.

Wine

Significantly, the region is also for viticulture. The town of Tokaj is likely to be world famous for its wines. The " wine of kings " as the Tokay Aszu is also known, comes from this wine region. From the beautiful area around Eger ( Eger ), however, comes another well-known wine, the " Bull's Blood ".

Major cities

The main town of Northern Hungary Miskolc is the third largest city in the country. In addition to the attractive city core and interesting leisure activities, is located in the corresponding Miskolctapolca a - unique in Europe - wide thermal and Cave in the city area, which attracts many spa guests.

Central Transdanubia ( Közép Transdanubia ) | Central Hungary ( Közép -Magyarország ) | Northern Hungary ( Észak -Magyarország ) | Northern Great Plain ( Észak - Alfold ) | Southern Great Plain ( Dél- Alfold ) | Southern Transdanubia ( Dél Transdanubia ) | Western Transdanubia ( Nyugat Transdanubia )

  • Statistical Region in Hungary
  • Region in Europe
  • Észak -Magyarország
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