Hosszúhetény
Encyclopedia
Hosszúhetény is a village in southwest Hungary
, Baranya county.
It is located 18 kilometres northeast to Pécs
, the county capital, in a valley between the feet of Zengő
, the highest peak of the Mecsek
mountains and the peak called Hármashegy.
As of 2001 it had a population of 3,360 and an area of 45.27 km² (17 sq mi).
The valley has been inhabited since the Stone Age
. Two other nearby villages belong to the administration of Hosszúhetény: Püspökszentlászló and Kisújbánya
.
Located in an environmentally protected area, a special microclimate producing rare flower species like Paeonia officinalis ssp
, among picturesque mountains, the three villages are popular among tourists who arrive from all parts of Hungary and abroad. One of the main sites is the arboretum of the episcopal castle in Püspökszentlászló.
Tourism gives an increasing portion of the villagers' revenues after the decline of coal mining which flourished in the region between the 1950s and 1990.
and environmentalist groups including Greenpeace
.
with: Morolo
, Italy
Hetin , Serbia
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...
, Baranya county.
It is located 18 kilometres northeast to Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
, the county capital, in a valley between the feet of Zengő
Zengo
Zengő is the highest mountain in Mecsek Mountains in southern Hungary – its height is 682 metres. The peak is situated in the southeastern part of the range...
, the highest peak of the Mecsek
Mecsek
Mecsek is a mountain range in southern Hungary. It is situated in the Baranya region, in the north of the city of Pécs.-Geography:The mountains cover an area of approximately 500 km². The highest peak in the mountain range is Zengő , which has an elevation of 682 metres...
mountains and the peak called Hármashegy.
As of 2001 it had a population of 3,360 and an area of 45.27 km² (17 sq mi).
The valley has been inhabited since the Stone Age
Stone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
. Two other nearby villages belong to the administration of Hosszúhetény: Püspökszentlászló and Kisújbánya
Kisújbánya
Kisújbánya is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.-Reference:...
.
Located in an environmentally protected area, a special microclimate producing rare flower species like Paeonia officinalis ssp
Peony
Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America...
, among picturesque mountains, the three villages are popular among tourists who arrive from all parts of Hungary and abroad. One of the main sites is the arboretum of the episcopal castle in Püspökszentlászló.
Tourism gives an increasing portion of the villagers' revenues after the decline of coal mining which flourished in the region between the 1950s and 1990.
NATO radar
In the 2000s the Hungarian government wanted to build a NATO radar station on the top of the Zengő, but the plan foundered in 2005 on fierce resistance from the inhabitants of Hosszúhetény and nearby PécsváradPécsvárad
-Sightseeings:Among the most significant Hungarian heritage from the Middle Ages is the castle built on a Benedictine monastery commissioned by King St Stephen. The building complex is now used as a museum and a hotel.-External links:*...
and environmentalist groups including Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
.
People
- Bertalan AndrásfalvyBertalan AndrásfalvyBertalan Andrásfalvy is a former Hungarian ethnographic and politician, who served as Minister of Education between 1990 and 1993. He joined to the Hungarian Democratic Forum in 1988. He became member of the National Assembly of Hungary in 1990. József Antall appointed him Minister of Education...
, politician, ethnographer - Gyula Bocz, sculptor
- Zsuzsa Deák, graphic artist
- Alajos Degré, jurist
- Mária Fischer, writer
- Tamás Herbert, environmentalist
- Károly Hetényi Varga, writer
Twin towns — Sister cities
Hosszúhetény is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Morolo
Morolo
Morolo is a comune in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 70 km southeast of Rome and about 12 km west of Frosinone. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,145 and an area of 26.5 km²....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Hetin , Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...