Hungary Information, Geography and History

INFORMATION

•  Full name: Republic of Hungary

•  Capital City: Budapest

•  Language: Hungarian

•  Currency: Forint (Ft)

•  Religion: Roman Catholic, Calvinist, Lutheran, atheist and others

•  National Anthem: Himnusz “ Isten Áldd Meg a Magyart”

•  Newspaper: Észak-Magyarország (Miskolc), Új Kelet, 168 Óra

•  Places to Visit: Budapest, Eger, Pécs, Aquincum Múzeum, Esterházy Palace, Kiskunság National Park, Pannonhalma Abbey, Visegrád Citadel.

•  Transport: Avail the direct flight of Malév Hungarian Airlines, flying to Budapest from USA along with linking to 30 other European provinces. Opt for Mediterranean services plying between Cairo, Larnaca and Tel Aviv. Hungary is wonderfully linked with the seven neighbouring countries through road and rail services. Volánbusz transport seem to traverse through 18 different European countries whereas the express rail services from Magyar Államvasutak (MÁV) go to destinations like London, Stockholm, St Petersburg, Istanbul and Rome.

•  Shopping: Embroideries, Herend and Zsolnay porcelain and national dolls.

INTRODUCTION

With convenient luxuries and exhilarating scenic beauty jaunt to the territory of Hungary, which still upholds the charm of Baroque towns, the mystic beauty of the rustic villages with host to enriching celebrations, a lively tour to the horse market along with several enriching picturesque additions.

LOCATION OF HUNGARY

The Republic of Hungary is nestled within the region of Central Europe, which is engulfed by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

PHYSICAL MAP OF HUNGARY

Hungary is placed along the Carpathian Basin near the province of Middle-Europe. The country seems to widen relatively 268 km in the North-South direction while 526 km along the East-West direction.

Hungary is divided into three major geographic areas:

The place is covered with rolling plains of the Carpathian Basin, to the mountainous peaks along the Slovakian border. The highest point within this hlly region is Kékes that stands boldly with a height of 3,327 ft.

There are two chief rivers that pass through the north-south direction that separates the province into three different areas. The rivers being:

The area near the Danube and the Tisza rivers are plain in nature. While the territorial region from the western front of Danube are completely hilly. The Great Plain is nestled in the eastern province within the territory while the northwestern border is marked with Small Hungarian Plains. While most part of Hungary's territorial region is covered in plains that attracts several tourists round the year.

Hungary even possesses high mountainous range starting from the Transdanubian Mountains lying towards the western side from the territory of Danube. This mountainous range comprises of smaller mountains like Keszthely Mountains, Bakony, Vértes, Gerecse, Pilis and the Visegrád.

The northern mountains that broadens along the northeastern region from Danube, is constituted with smaller hills like Börzsöny, Cserhát, Mátra, Bükk, Cserehát and the Zemplén terrains.

The Northern Hills is nestled along the northern region of Budapest that extend to the northeasterly direction, sharing common border with Czechoslovakia

Hungary possesses the largest thermal lake in the world named as the Lake Hévíz (Hévíz Spa), while the second largest lake in the region being Lake Theiss in Carpathian Basin.

CLIMATE OF HUNGARY

Get a continental type of weather condition where the temperature is usually moderate where one may experience cold winters to sultry summers. The southeast Hungary experiences considerably good weather conditions as the mountainous ranges surround the high-pressure areas. Pécs that lies in the southernmost region of the province is subjected to a Mediterranean weather where the summers are warmer and winter snowy.

The temperature within the area varies from 38 °C during the summer season to 29 °C in the winter season. The rainfall reaches to about 600 millimeters annually.

•  The month of July and August are extremely hot in nature.

•  The month of January and February are usually cold with slight occurrence of snow within the area.

•  June initiates the incoming of rain.

The months of October are the pleasant season for canoeing while autumn is marked with warm weather conditions accompanied with least droplets of rainfall. Get striking amount of rainfall in the western region than in the eastern region, while droughts may even hit the region during the summertime.

The Great Plain is affected with sizzling summers, frosty winters, and limited rainfall.

The southeast of Hungary is dependent on a typical weather condition that is quite different to the Mediterranean weather in the North- and West-Hungary. Here the summers are extended with no rain at all.

FLORA AND FAUNA OF HUNGARY

The flora and fauna enchants the senses of travelers visiting the land of Hungary.

Visit the first settled national park of the region known as Hortobágyi National Park, which has the biggest saliferous-formed plains within the European region. Catch up with native animals like the Hungarian grey cow, deriving its existence from the primitive bullock. Other known species of the region is the black and white long-wool sheep. Go through the bird reserves, which safeguards species like erne, peregrine falcon, striped-headed reed-warbler, spoonbill, ibis, aigrette, bittern, red heron, small sea-pig. Among the migratory birds one can sight birds like the laughing-goose, wild geese and herons.

Bustards, the largest species of European birds flock in the Dévaványa settlement that is found in the Körös-Maros National Park.

Hungary is covered with steppes and frondose woods and several tropical plants in the region.

Catch up different horse breeds like nóniusz, gidrán and furioso, reared along the region of Mezõhegyes.

Visit several national reserves within the region that preserve the native plants and animals. Some of the national parks can one can visit to are the Bükk National Park, Aggtelek National Park, Ferto-Hanság National Park, Danube-Dráva National Park, Körös-Maros National Park, Balaton-uplands National Park, Danube-Ipoly National Park and many others.

The forested region of Hungary is covered with oak, lime, beech, and other deciduous plantation especially in the region of Transdanubian ranges. Get to see species like hare, fox, deer, boar, duck, heron, crane, and stork that can be abundantly sighted at Great Hungarian Plain.

Some of the native species that can be seen frequently are Longhorned Gray Steppe cattle, Magyar Vizsla (oldest hunting dog), Transylvanian Bloodhound, Hungarian thoroughbred horses, Lipicai, cavalry white horses, Black-and-white stork and many others.

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