Caves of Aggtelek Karst | Hungary

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The Caves of Aggtelek Karst (together with Slovak Karst) is a UNESCO World Heritage site consisting of 712 caves spread out over a total area of 55,800 along the border of Hungary and Slovakia.

The Baradla Domica cave system is part of the Aggtelek Karst. The cave is known for its  for its stalactites (the ones that hang from the ceiling).

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The Puszta | Hungary

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The cultural landscape of the Hortobágy Puszta consists of a vast area (nearly 75,000 ha) of plains and wetlands in eastern Hungary. Traditional forms of land use, such as the grazing of domestic animals, have been present in this pastoral society for more than two millennia.

Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Greetings from Budapest, Hungary: Buda Castle

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Budapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary. The imposing Buda Castle overlooks the city from its elevated position atop Várhegy (Castle Hill), rising 48 meters above the Danube river. This was the residence of Hungarian kings. The fortification system and palace, built in the 13th century following the Mongol invasion, was destroyed and rebuilt many times.

 

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(left) In 2000 Hungary Post (Magyar Posta) issued a large set of definitives, picturing antique chairs.

(right) In 2013 Magyar Posta issued 5 stamps picturing indigenous animals. This stamp pictures the European Lynx. 

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Buzogány tower from Budapest, Hungary

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Buzogány tower as part of Buda Castle.

Buda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest, first completed in 1265.

Buda Castle

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One from a set of Christmasstamps 2010.

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Historical view on Hungarian city of Esztergom

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Esztergom is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.

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Rákóczi Museum of the Hungarian National Museum – Sarospatak.

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