Geography

Location: Central Europe (Hungary occupies the low-lying areas of the Carpathian basin)

Area: 93,030 km2

Climate: Continental with Mediterranean andAtlantic influences (Average temperatures: January -2C, July 23C)

Longest rivers: Danube, TiszaLargest lake: BalatonHighest peak: Kékes (1015 m= 33.83 ft)

Facts About Hungary

Country name: HungaryGovernment type: Parliamentary DemocracyEstablished: 1001 (by King Stephen I.)

Facts About Hungary

The population of Hungary is 9,956,108.The language spoken is HungarianThe capital of Hungary is Budapest

(2 million inhabitants)The money used is called forint.Hungary is part of the European Union.

People• Hungarians are very mixed nation!• With various other groups as successive

waves of Slavic,Romanians, Croats, Serbs, Germans and Turks migrated to and/or invaded the area.

• Hungarian people come in all shapes and sizes. They all have different styles and types of hair/eyes/skins.

Major Holidays

• March 15 – Independence Day ("March youths"), memorial day of the 1848 Revolution. There are usually speeches and music pieces performed; several people wear a “kokárda” with the national colours (red, white and green).

• August 20 – St. Stephen Day, Foundation of State, “The day of the new bread” as well. Celebrated with a half-hour fireworks on the bank of the Danube in the evening, attended by several hundreds of thousands of people.

• October 23 – 1956 Revolution memorial day (since 1989) Celebrated with speeches and exhibitions.

Hungaricums!Let’s see the

Paprika

Hungary is a major source of high-quality paprika from sweet (mild, not hot) with a deep

bright red colour.

Pálinka

Pálinka is the generic name for the fiery fruit brandy often distilled by peasants from home-

grown plums, apricots and pears.

Unicum

Unicum is a special blend of herbs and spices that Hungarians swear by as an aid to digestion, among many other things.

Tokaji Aszú

The Tokaji Aszú, world-famous dessert wine of Hungary. The region is noted for its sweet wines made from grapes affected by noble rot a style of wine which has a long history in this region.

Goose liver or “foie gras”

Hungary is the world's second-largest foie gras "Libamáj" producer and the largest exporter. Goose liver is part of traditional Hungarian

cuisine and a must try when visiting the country.

Pick “Winter” Salami

For more than 130 years the Pick Company has been creating unique flavours and unforgettable treats with its top-quality products. Pick Winter Salami is the company's most famous product.

Szamos Marcipán

The gourmet marzipan/chocolate of Hungary.

Túró Rudi

A sweet chocolate bar filled with lemony cottage cheese. The bar comes in different flavours like apricot, strawberry,coconut or peanut butter but

these are not as popular as the original.

Herend Porcelain

This Hungarian manufacturing company specializes in luxury hand painted and

gilded porcelain. Founded in 1826, it is based in the town of Herend.

Mangalica

Mangalica or Mangalitsa is a breed of pig grown especially in Hungary. Mangalica's genes allow it to produce some of the world's best meat and fat.

Hungarian grey cattle

This is an old beef cattle breed from Hungary. Although nowadays Hungarian grey cattle are

kept mainly as tourist attractions in the Hortobágy National Park.

Puli

The Puli is an ancient breed of Hungarian sheep dog. It is medium-sized, sturdy with a

unique corded coat.

Hungarian Vizsla

The Hungarian Vizsla was also known as the Hungarian Pointer. This is an active, energetic working dog with enormous

stamina.

Traditional dishesMain dishes:- Gulash in a traditional "bogrács"(cauldron)

- Fish Soup- Meat soup- Hortobágy Pancake- Paprika Chicken with noodles- Stuffed Cabbage

Desserts:- Gundel Pancake- Sponge Cake- Bejgli- Dobos Cake

Tourist attractions of Hungary

Budapest is the capital of Hungary.As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country‘s

principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre with around 2 million inhabitants.

Budapest has many touristic attractions!

Budapest

Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. One of the

largest lakes of largest lake in Central Europe. Max. length 77 km Max. width 14 km.

Tourist attractions of Hungary

Puszta (Hortobágy)

Puszta is a steppe biome on the Great Hungarian Plain around the River Tisza in the eastern part of Hungary as well as on the western part of Hungary. The Hungarian puszta is an enclave of the Eurasian

Steppe. The word means "plains", a vast wilderness of grass and bushes. The climate is continental. Landscape is widely cultivated,

the original Puszta landscape now being found only in a few places, for example in Hortobágy.

Tourist attractions of Hungary

Thermal Water(Wellness turism)

Hungary has an estimated 1,300 thermal springs. Hungary's thermal waters and spa culture are promoted to tourists.

Only France, Japan, Iceland, and Italy have similar thermal water capacity. Hungary's thermal baths have been used for 2,000 years for cleansing, relaxation and easing aches and pains. The Romans were

the first to use Hungary's thermal waters in the first century, when they built baths on the banks of the Danube River.

Tourist attractions of Hungary

Hungarian Names

Another interesting fact is that in Hungary the first name is the last and the last is the first.

It means you should change your first and last name to fit Hungarian customs.

For example: Famous composer Béla Bartók was called Bartók Béla in Hungarian.

Famous personsRubik Ernő:

The Rubik’s Cube was developed in 1975 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian professor of mathematics.

Puskás Ferenc:He was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He scored 84 goals

in 85 international matches for Hungary, and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. The top scorer of the 20th century, he was voted one of the greatest football players

of all time by World Soccer magazine.

• Hungary 15 Nobel Price Scientists, included AlbertSzent-Györgyi.

• We also have several inventions, such as matches, automatic gearbox, refrigerator, articulated bus, soft contact lenses, gramophone record, excel, color television etc.

Famous persons

Hungarian Girls ;)

Let’s learn some hungarian words!

• YES - IGEN• NO – NEM• HELLO! - SZIA!• CHEERS – EGÉSZSÉGEDRE!• GOOD MORNING! - JÓ REGGELT!• GOOD AFTERNOON! - JÓ NAPOT!• THANK YOU! - KÖSZÖNÖM!• GOOD BYE - VISZONTLÁTÁSRA• EXCUSE ME/I’M SORRY - BOCSÁNAT

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