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In the 1970s the UNESCO World Heritage Convention linked together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties, therefore recognized the way in which people interact with nature, and the fundamental need to preserve the balance between the two. Q: In which year was the UNESCO World Heritage Convention adopted?

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1972

1976

1980

Hungary was accepted to the Convention on the occasion of the European Cultural Forum. By joining, Hungary was given the freedom to propose its own proposals for the world protection of our cultural and natural treasures. Only Member States can make a proposal and only the government can propose the inclusion of its national treasures. Q: When did Hungary join the Convention?

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15 March 1985

15 July 1985

10 October 1985

The Castle District of Buda and the view of Budapest on the Danube were the first of our country's treasures to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. The area of world heritage protection includes the bridges over the Danube, the Buda Castle District and Margaret Island. The Buda Danube embankment from Komjádi Béla Street, through the Víziváros and Várhegy to Gellért Hill, and the magnificent squares of the Pest Danube embankment. Q: Which bridges are included in the World Heritage Site?

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Árpád Bridge, Deák Ferenc Bridge, Gubacsi Bridge

Megyeri Bridge, Petőfi Bridge, Rákóczi Bridge

Chain Bridge, Elisabeth Bridge, Liberty Bridge, Margaret Bridge

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in June 2002 designated the famous avenue of our capital, Andrássy Avenue and its historic surroundings, as a World Heritage Site. Surrounded by eclectic rows of houses and shaded pedestrian walkways, the extremely well-proportioned Andrássy Avenue became not only the calling card of Budapest's urban planning and development, but also one of the most beautiful 19th century boulevards in Europe. The largest square in Budapest is Heroes' Square, crowning Andrássy Avenue. The spacious harmonious layout of the square was established by 1929. It was then that the monumental sculpture with its eclectic architecture was inaugurated, paying homage to Hungarian heroes, leaders and kings. Q: Who created the sculpture ensemble?

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Alajos Strobl

Miklós Borsos

György Zala

As part of the Andrassy Avenue, the Millennium Underground, with its turn-of-the-century stations, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. In 1894, plans for the construction of an underground bark railway from today's Vörösmarty Square to the Széchenyi Baths began to take shape. The nearly 4-kilometre-long track was completed in twenty months, and passenger services began on 2 May 1896, the 1000th year of the Hungarian conquest of Hungary. Q: Why is the underground famous?

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It is the second metro line on the European continent.

It is the first metro line on the European continent.

It is the third metro line on the European continent.

The village of Hollókő, nestling among the slopes of the Cserhát, was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1987 in the mixed category. The Old Village of Hollókő is considered a World Heritage Site because of its unified peasant architecture, its organic integration into the landscape, its intact past and its living traditions. The Hollókő row of houses has burnt down several times. But it was rebuilt with a traditional exterior. The style and construction of the houses are in keeping with the Palóc tradition, and the street frontage is gabled. Q: What is another characteristic of these houses?

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There is a porch at the back of the house.

There is a porch at the front and courtyard- side of the house.

The rooms open directly onto the courtyard.

The Cave system of the Aggtelek Karst and the Slovak Karst has been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Surface water flows through the hairline cracks in the limestone mountains to the ceiling of the cave, dissolving more and more rock as it is enriched by carbonic acid gas. The most common speleothems belong to two categories named after the direction of their formation (i.e. downward or upward). Q: What do you call the formations that dangle downwards?

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Stalagmites

Stalactites

Flowstones

If we thought that the world of caves is not a habitat for living things, we would be wrong. The caves of the Aggtelek karst are home to many creatures that live exclusively in caves and visit the caves only intermittently. Nearly 500 species live in the realm of darkness. The most notable of the cave-dwelling creatures are the various species of bats. Q: Of the 28 European bat species, how many are found in this underground world?

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The Archabbey of Pannonhalma and its wider surroundings were inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1996. As a spiritual centre, its millennial role in Hungarian and universal history made it worthy of the title. Under the sanctuary of the church lies the oldest and holiest place of the monastery. The stonework of the altar church bears the footprints of household saints from the Árpád Dynasty (1000-1301). Q: Who founded the monastery?

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Monks of the Benedectine Order

Monks of the Cistercian Order

Monks of the Premonstratensian Order

The Library of the Archabbey in Pannonhalma preserves the oldest treasures of Hungarian history and literature, and the first relics of Hungarian literacy. The Forgách Codex, made for Pannonhalma, is of outstanding importance among the ancient printed works, religious, literary and philosophical works. There are a lot of invaluable documents safeguarded here. Q: Which of the following written records kept here is the earliest?

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The Thuróczy Chronicle

The Establishing Charter of the Abbey of Tihany

The Charter of the Archabbey of Pannonhalma

The Hortobágy Grassland in Eastern Hungary is the largest continuous area of natural grassland in Europe. The Hortobágy National Park, established in 1973, includes a large part of the Nagykunság region. Traditional livestock farming and grazing is practised in the area, and ancient Hungarian breeds of animals such as the grey cattle are kept. Because of the watercourses, stone bridges were built in the wilderness as early as the 13th century. Another typical building type of the Puszta is the csárda (=tavern), built in the 18th and 19th centuries. These inns usually consisted of two ground-floor buildings facing each other, which also contained taverns, guest rooms and stables. The national park ensures the preservation of the unique characteristics and traditions of the hamlet. Q: How many holes are there in the Hortobágy Bridge?

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The Hortobágy National Park, which was included in 1999, is unique from both a natural and a cultural point of view: a) an outstanding example of special plant and animal species, of the coexistence of nature and man, of traditional land use over thousands of years, b) a repository of wilderness life, pastoral art and living traditions. The Hortobágy area is not just a world of endless wilderness. There are floodplain forests and marshes which, together with the wilderness, define the specific character of the region. The remains of the Hortobágy marshland can be found in the vicinity of salt lakes and former riverbeds. The survival of these areas is vital for the plant and animal species that live only here. Q: Which plant family does the „kolokan” or water- soldier belong to?

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Hydrocharitaceae

Stratiotes

Alismatales

Apart from the Roman catacombs the only underground painted tombs, which were the burial places of the early Christian communities, have survived in the ancient Sopianae region. The Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs is almost 1700 years old, and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000. The tombs are priceless cultural treasures of humanity. A common motif in early Christian art is the Christogram. Q: What does this symbol represent?

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The eye of God

Christ is our Lord

The monogram of Christ

The historic Tokaj wine region was awarded the World Heritage designation in 2002. All the wines of Hegyalja are among the best in the world, but the most famous wine of the region is still the aszú. In good weather, the grapes crumble like raisins. It is from these grapes that the wine becomes aszú. The quality of the aszú wine is indicated by the quantity of grapes. The higher the number of bunches, the finer the aszú. Q: What were the wines of better quality than 6 puttonyos called?

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Szamorodni

Aszú - Essence

„Máslás”