Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
Overview
Hollokö is an outstanding example of a deliberately preserved traditional settlement. This village, which developed mainly during the 17th and 18th centuries, is a living example of rural life before the agricultural revolution of the 20th century.
About Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
Hollókő is a village in northern Hungary, located in Nógrád County. The village, which was constructed in the 13th century and developed in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a well-preserved ethnographic village of the Palóc people, with traditional wooden architecture and layout of buildings, farms, and orchards. Because of its exceptional preservation and testimony to rural life before the arrival of modern farming practices, the village was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian.
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Details
- Countries
- Hungary
- ISO Codes
- HU
- Area
- 144.5 ha
- Coordinates
- 47.9944, 19.5292
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Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings