Hollóko
Encyclopedia
Hollókő is a Palóc
ethnographic village
in Hungary
, part of the World Heritage
. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian
.
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.
Palóc
The Palóc are a subgroup of the Magyars in Northern Hungary. While Palócs have retained distinctive traditions, including a very apparent dialect of Hungarian, Palócs are also ethnic Hungarians by general consensus....
ethnographic village
Ethnographic village
An ethnographic village is a real or artificial settlement which portrays complete historical and ethnographic characteristics of life of a certain ethic group...
in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, part of the World Heritage
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
.
Location
The village is located in NógrádNógrád
Nógrád is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary.- External links :*...
county, approximately 91.1 kilometres northeast from Budapest
Budapest
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. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, the capital of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. 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 KossuthLajos KossuthLajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...
and Sandor PetőfiSándor PetofiSándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...
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
- Roman Catholic church
- Hollókő castle