Hollókő

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Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings*
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Hungary
Type	Cultural
Criteria	v
Reference	401
Region†	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1987 (11th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO.

Country	Hungary
Hollókő
County	Nógrád
Area
- Total	5.18 km² (2 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	387
- Density	74.7/km² (193.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	3176
Area code(s)	32

Hollókő ['hol:oːkøː] is an Palóc ethnographic village in Hungary, part of the World Heritage. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian.

1 Location
2 Sights
3 Picture gallery
4 External links

[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 – Kossuth Lajos and Petőfi Sándor 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
Hollókő castle

[edit] Picture gallery

Hollókő castle

The castle of Hollókő

[edit] External links

Aerial photography: Hollókő

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Hungary

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue · Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (with Slovakia) · Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) · Fertő / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (with Austria) · Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings · Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta · Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment · Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape