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Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape 1
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Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Overview

The cultural landscape of Tokaj graphically demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river valleys. The intricate pattern of vineyards, farms, villages and small towns, with their historic networks of deep wine cellars, illustrates every facet of the production of the famous Tokaj wines, the quality and management of which have been strictly regulated for nearly three centuries.

About Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

Tokaj wine region or Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region is a historical wine region located in northeastern Hungary and southeastern Slovakia. It is also one of the seven larger wine regions of Hungary. Hegyalja means "foothills" in Hungarian, and this was the original name of the region.

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Details

Countries
Hungary
ISO Codes
HU
Area
13,255 ha
Coordinates
48.1500, 21.3500
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