Hollókő
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| State Party |  Hungary |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | v |
| Identification | #401 |
| Regionb | Europe and North America |
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| Formal Inscription: | 1987 11th Session |
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a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List |
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| County | Nógrád |
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| Area | 5.18 km² |
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| Postal code | 3176 |
| Area code | 32 |
Hollókő is an ethnographic village in Hungary, part of the World Heritage. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian.
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[edit] Location
The village is located in Nógrád 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.
[edit] Sights
- The protected part of the village – Lajos Kossuth and Sándor Petőfi str., 55 houses
- Village Museum
- Post Museum
- The House Of The Countryside
- Doll Museum
- The House Of The Weavers
- The exhibition of woodcarver Ferenc Kelemen
- Catholic church
[edit] Picture gallery
 Hollókő castle |
[edit] External links
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (w/ Slovakia) | Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) | Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (w/ Austria) | Hollókő and its Surroundings | Hortobágy – the Puszta | Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment | Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
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