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Hungary(Magyarország)
Geography, national symbols ,hungaricums
Crest and flag
Crest
Flag
Geography• With a land area of 93,033 square km, Hungary is a country in
Central Europe.• Neighboring countries:Austria to the west, Serbia,
Croatia,and Slovenia to the south and southwest, Romania to the southeast, Ukraine to the northeast, and Slovakia to the north.
Lakes, riversBalaton Lake
It is the largest lake in the Central of Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations.
Lake NeusiedlIt is the second largest steppe lake in Central Europe, straddling the Austrian–Hungarian border.
The Danube is a river in Central Europe, the continent's second longest after the Volga. Classified as an international waterway, it originates in the town of Donaueschingen which is in the Black Forest of Germany and emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine.
Danube
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine.
History• Conquest from 895 to 896
• Hungary was kingdom from A.D 1000
• 1541-1686: Turkish had lived here for 150 years
• Divided into three parts because hungarians missed the Mohácsi battle
against the Turkish
• Person: Géza: Grand Prince of the Hungarians Szent István: first king of Kingdom of Hungary King Mathias: The „ Fair king” Terézia Mária: organised the education
Crown Jewels
• 1848-49: War of independece against the Habsburg
We were on the bad side on both World War, and we lost it
1956- Civil War
• 1989- The minister of the first independent government after the transition was Antall József
World Famous Hungarians
•János Irinyi: inventor of the safety match
•Albert Szentgyörgyi:
He is credited with discovering vitamin C
•Ányos Jedlik: inventor of the dynamo
•Ernő Rubik:
inventior of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube
World famous Hungarians
• Krisztina Egerszegi: swimmer, three time Olimpian
• László Cseh: swimmer, he awarded five medals on
the Olympic games
• Gábor Kucsera- Famous kayaker
• Ferenc Puskás – Famous Football player
Famous Hungarians
• Barbara Palvin- modell ( Victoria’s Secret)
• Enikő Mihalik- Modell (Gucci)
Famous products
• Tisza Shoes• Pick Szalámi• Ikarus• Gyulai sausage• Tokaji Aszú (wine)• Tihanyi Camembert (cheese)• Unicum • Fütyülős
Fütyülős pálinka
Gyulai sausage
Tihanyi camembert
Pick szalámi
Festivals
• Sziget• Heineken Balaton Sound• Volt• Pannónia Festival ( PaFe)
What can you see in Budapest?
• Pubs: • Corvin terrace• Simple Garden• Living Room• Akvarium
Culture: Szépművészeti MuseumNational TheaterWonders CastleHorror HouseOpera HouseHero’s square
Famous Musicians
• Ferenc Liszt
• Zoltán Kodály
• Béla Bartók
Famous Musicians
• Zoltán Mága
• Felix Lajkó