About Hungary
Hungary
Hungary is a middle sized country (93000
sqm) in Central East Europe. Landlocked country but has its own "sea", the
largest lake in Europe , Balaton.
The country's highest point
1014m, and called "Kekes". It is in the northern
part of the country at the Matra
Hills.
There are mainly plains in Hungary's south and
north western part. The Great Plain in the south called "Alfold" home of some
unique species and the last remaining plains in Europe, the Hortobagy.
There are two main rivers in Hungary, one is the
Danube which flows across Budapest, and the Tisza river which flows in the eastern part
of Hungary.
Both the Danube and the Tisza and the many other smaller rivers
offer great opportunity to take a tour by kanoe or boat.
The largest lake of
Hungary is the lake Balaton, which is a famous and popular summer destination for
hungarians
Weather in Hungary , Hungary has continental climate,
that means normally winters are cold, summers are warm.
Average summer air
temperature is 27 - 35 degree Celsius (81 to 95 in Farenheit), in winter 0
to -15 (32 to 5 ).
Average yearly rainfall is approximately
600mm.
Hungary also famous for its history. A quite small country
with a very rich and colorful history. From the old ages of the cavemans, whom
lived in the caves of Bukk and Matra , through roman empire and mogolians,
turkish empire, everybody had been here for a while. So you can find many
historical sites and sights in Hungary. Castles, churches, museums are
waiting for you to discover.
More about
Hungary's history...
Famous hungarians
Founder of Absolute Geometry by Janos
Bolyai
Saviour of Mothers, Dr. Ignac
Semmelweis
Dynamo Inventor, Anyos
Jedlik
Creators of transformers, Otto Blathy, Miksa Deri and Karoly
Zipernowsky
Inventors of the carburettor, Donat Banki and Janos
Csonka
Researcher of gravitation , Lorant Eotvos
Pioneer of Railway
electrification, Kalman Kando
Supersonic flight, Todor
Karman
Inventor of Jet propulsion unit, Albert Fono
Television
Innovator, Kalman Tihanyi
Founder of modern information technology, Janos
Neumann
Designer of the nuclear reactor, Leo Szilard
Creator of the
hydrogen bomb, Ede Teller
Developer of stereo transmission, Antal
Csicsatka
Creator of radar astronomy, Zoltan Bay
Builder of moon vehicle,
Ferenc Pavlics
Builder of mars walker, Antal Bejczy
Zoltan Kodaly and
Bela Bartok,
Musicians
World Heritage Sites in Hungary
Aggtelek, Caves and National Park
Pannonhalma, The Benedictine Archabbey
Budapest, Heroes's Square, the Buda Castle, The Andrassy av., the Danube Promenade, Interiors and work arts of Buda Castle
Holloko, the village.
City of Pecs
Hortobagy the Puszta.
Tokaj wine region