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WELCOME!!!!
“Dutch and European adventures: Beyond
Hagelslag and Wooden Shoes”
Contents•Opening word
•Presentation about Hungary
•Break
•Presentation about Finland
Hungarians
“Travellers of Europe”
Contents
• Questionnaire• Hungary
– Past– Present– Future
• Hungary vs. the Netherlands• Visit Hungary• Closure
1) Which country is Hungary?
2) How do you say ‘Good morning’ in Hungarian?
• A) Gendobre!
• B) Jó reggelt!
• C) Hülye!
• D) Kournamania!
3) How many people live in Hungary?
• A) 8,000,000
• B) 10,000,000
• C) 12,000,000
• D) 15,000,000
4) Which of the followings is the Hungarian Coat of
Arms?A) B)
C) D)
5) What type of government does Hungary
have?• A) Democratic Kingdom
• B) Federal Rebublic
• C) Monarchy
• D) Democratic Republic
6) What is the capital of Hungary?
• A) Bucharest
• B) Budapest
• C) Bratislava
• D) Békéscsaba
7) What is the internationalcalling code of
Hungary?• A) 0043
• B) 0039
• C) 0036
• D) 0049
8) What is the Hungarian name of Hungary?
• A) Magyarország
• B) Pest megye
• C) Németország
• D) Oroszország
9) Which of the following people is a Hungarian
sportsman?• A) Oliver Rochus
• B) Kovács „Kokó” István
• C) David Vrsecky
• D) Ferenc Gyurcsány
10) Do you know, in which sport he has great results?
• A) Tennis
• B) Car racing
• C) Chess
• D) Boxing
The beginning
• Finno-Ugrian tribes – Ural Mountains• Settlement: in 896, lead by prince
Árpád• „Excursions” to Europe• Establishment of the state:
– King Saint Stephan 1000-1038
• Árpád dynasty (1038-1301)
Hospitality
• Tartar (Mongol) invasion, 1240-1242• Reconstruction: Béla IV (1235-1270)
– „The second home founder”
• The Anjou dynasty (1308-1382)• „Visegrád summit” – 1335 by Károly
I• Lajos the Great – „The knight king”
(1342-1382)
The strong empire
• Sigismund of Luxembourg (1387-1437)– Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
• New neighbours: the Turks• János Hunyadi – „The Turk
beater”• King Matthias (1458-1490)
Welcome in Hungary!
• 1526 – battle of Mohács– Conquered part– Royal Hungary– Transylvanian Principality
• 1541 – occupation of Buda• 1686 – re-capture of Buda• Habsburg Dynasty
– Maria Theresa (1740-1780)– Joseph II (1780-1790)
Friendly trips to Europe
• Count István Széchenyi (1791-1860)– The Big Reformer– Followed the English ideas
• Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894)– More radical
• The Revolution in Pest: 15 March, 1848– Sándor Petöfi: Poet of the war of
independence
• War of independence: 1848-1849
The last 150 years
• Happy times of peace (1867-1914)
• World War I (1914-1918)– End of Monarchy, start of Republic– Peace-treaty of Trianon (1920)
The last 150 years• World War II (1944-1949)
– Soviet influence– Revolution: 23 October, 1956
• Proclaim of Republic of Hungary, 23 Oct 1989
• Accession to EU: 1 May 2004
Hungary in the present
• Democratic Republic• 93,000 km2
• 10 million people
• Transition from plan economy and socialism to free market and
democratic institutions• New member of the EU
Judicial
Supreme Court
Legislative
Parliament
Executive
Prime Minister & the Government
President
Politics
• Hungarian Socialist Party• Alliance of Free Democrats• FIDESZ – Hungarian Civil Party• Hungarian Democratic Forum
Hungary in the future
• Stable economy• Improve the competitiveness of
the country• Join to the Euro-zone
• Growing living of standard• Security• Eliminate poverty
versus
Visit Hungary• Budapest
– Buda Castle & Castel Quarter– Parliament– Óbuda– Margaret Island– Thermal Baths (e.g. Gellért,
Széchenyi, Rudas)– Gellérthegy and Citadel– Tropicarium– Etc.
Visit Hungary
Entertainment
• Sziget Fesztivál• Müvészetek Völgye – Valley of Arts• Szeged Open-Air Festival• Mohács – Busó-marching (masked
festival)• Budapest Spring Festival• Wine-trips (Tokaj, Eger, Villány,
Balaton)• Great-Plain (e.g. Hortobágy)• Balaton, Thermal Baths, rafting...• Etc.
