Forró, Northern Hungary

Forró
Village
Forró
Coordinates: 48°19′27.19″N 21°5′16.94″E / 48.3242194°N 21.0880389°E / 48.3242194; 21.0880389Coordinates: 48°19′27.19″N 21°5′16.94″E / 48.3242194°N 21.0880389°E / 48.3242194; 21.0880389
Country  Hungary
Regions Northern Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Area
 • Total 19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 2,459
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Forró (Slovak: Forov) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. As of 2008 it had a population of 2459.[1] A large bronze age hoard was discovered at the village in the 19th century. The treasure is now in the collections of the British Museum, London.[2]
Pair of large bronze age arm bands from the Forró hoard on display in the British Museum (1400-1200 BC).






See also

References

  1. ↑ KSH (Hungarian)
  2. ↑ British Museum Collection


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