- Hollókő
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Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings * UNESCO World Heritage SiteCountry Hungary Type Cultural Criteria v Reference 401 Region ** Europe and North America Inscription history Inscription 1987 (11th Session) * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List
** Region as classified by UNESCOHollókő Country Hungary County Nógrád Area – Total 5.18 km2 (2 sq mi) Population (2001) – Total 387 – Density 74.7/km2 (193.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 3176 Area code(s) 32 Hollókő ([ˈholːoːkøː]) is a Palóc ethnographic village in Hungary, part of the World Heritage. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian.
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Location
The village is located in Nógrád county, approximately 91.1 kilometres northeast from Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies in a valley of Cserhát Mountains, surrounded by low peaks. The natural environment is protected.
Sights
- The protected part of the village – Lajos Kossuth and Sandor Petőfi streets, 55 houses
- Village Museum
- Post Museum
- The House Of The Countryside
- Doll Museum
- The House Of The Weavers
- The exhibition of woodcarver Ferenc Kelemen
- Catholic church
- Hollókő castle
Picture gallery
External links
World Heritage Sites in Hungary Central Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Transdanubia Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) · Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape1 · Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
Great Plain
and NorthCaves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst2 · Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta · Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings · Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
1 Shared with Austria · 2 Shared with SlovakiaCoordinates: 48°00′N 19°36′E / 48°N 19.6°E
Categories:- Populated places in Nógrád county
- World Heritage Sites in Hungary
- Hungary geography stubs
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