ABOUT HUNGARY

World Heritage

 
Old Village of Hollókő and
 its Surroundings (1987)
 

   Hollokő is an outstanding example of a
   deliberately preserved traditional  
   settlement. It lies 100 km from Budapest 
   in the Cserhát  mountains. This picturesque
   little village was restored to its original
   form along with its medieval village center.
   In this tiny living settlement there are 67
   authenticly restored houses. On Sundays
   and holidays people wear their folk
   costumes. Hollókő is a living example of
   rural life before the agricultural revolution
   of the 20th century.
 

 Aggtelek stalactite cave system, stretching into Slovakia (1995)

   Aggtelek Dripstone Cave lies in the
   North-Eastern part of Hungary in the
   Aggtelek National Park bordering
   Slovakia.
   It is the biggest stalactive cave system 
   in Central Europe.

   The variety of formations and the over
   200 caves which display an extremely
   rare combination of tropical and glacial
   climatic effects, attract many tourists.

 

       Pannonhalma Abbey is a one thousand -year-old Benedictine monastery located 15
       kilometers from Győr, in the Western part of Hungary. The first Benedictine monks
       settled here in 996. The Benedictine Abbey house still today a school and the
       monastic community.

       Its 1,000-year history can be seen in the succession of architectural styles of the
       monastic buildings. The library of the monastery has a rich collection of valuable
       documents.

       A part of the monastery can be visited with local guide. From the building of
       historical and cultural importance the visitor enjoys a very nice view over
       Pannonhalma hills.

 

 

Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta (1999)

    The landscape of the Hortobágy National Park preserves intact and visible the
    evidence of its traditional use over more than two millennia and represents the
    harmonious interaction between human beings and nature.

    Hortobágy is a part of Alföld (Great Plain) in eastern Hungary, near Debrecen. It was
    designated as a national park in 1973, and elected among the World Heritage sites in
    1999. The Hortobágy is Hungary's largest protected area, and the biggest grassland
    that remained in Central Europe. Its area is over 800 km².

    Hortobágy is similar to a steppe, a grassy plain with cattle, sheep, oxen, horses,
    tended by herdsmen, and it provides habitat for various different species (342 bird
    species have been registered to appear).

    Its emblematic sight is the Nine-holed Bridge, and in many places the traditional
    sweepwells can be observed. Visitors might find occurances of rare bird habitats like
    that of the great bustard.
 

Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) (2000)

    213 kilometers South from Budapest   
    lies Pécs, where the complex of early     
    Christian monuments were found. The
    burial hall and its painted chambers can
    be visited since 2000.

    In the first half of the 4th century
    Sopianae became an important Christian
    city where remarkable series of   dedecorated tombs were constructed in t     th the cemetery of the Roman provincial to       town (to-day name: Pécs). These are     p   important both structurally and arcarchitecturally, since they were built as ununderground burial chambers with mememorial chapels above the ground.

 
   The tombs are important also in  beartistic terms, since they are richly dedecorated with murals of outstanding  i    ququality depicting Christian themes.
   
    The unique Early Christian sepulchral artart and architecture of the northern and
    western Roman provinces is
    exceptionally well and fully illustrated 
    by the Sopianae cemetery at Pécs.
 

Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (2001)

  
     Fertő Lake found on route 85 or 84  fr   frofrom Győr. One part lies  in Hungary whwhiletthe other lies on Austrian land. ThThe Fertő-Hansági National Park has wawater of international importance with ric rich flora and fauna and spreading reereeds. Protected birds are to find here in ab abundance.

    The Fertö/Neusiedler Lake area has been     the meeting place of different cultures
    for eight millennia. This is graphically
    demonstrated by its varied landscape,  re thethe result of an evolutionary symbiosis
    between human activity and the physical
    between human activity and the physical
    environment.
 

Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (2002)

   Tokaj lies Northeast from Budapest in
   the Northern mountain ranges. It
   preserves the traditions of not only grape
   growing, but the production of Tokaj
   wines now internationally renowned.

   Tokaj vineyards rise from a landscape
   where the Bodrog and Tisza rivers meet.

   Since the middle of the 16th century,
   thank to the Aszú wines, Tokaj-Hegyalja
   has been famous the world over for the
   quality of its wines. "Winum regnum rex
   vinorum" - "The wine of kings, the king
   of wines" - exclaimed Louis XIV when
   first tasting Tokay Aszú, which became
   popular wine specialty of royal, papal 
   and aristocratic tables through the
   centuries.  

   The cultural landscape of Tokaj  
   graphically demonstrates the long
   tradition of wine production in this
   region of low hills and river valleys. 
   The intricate pattern of vineyards, farms,
   villages and small towns, with their
   historic networks of deep wine cellars,
   illustrates every facet of the production
   of the famous Tokaj wines, the quality
   and management of which have been
   strictly regulated for nearly three
   centuries.