Fun facts about Hungary
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The 'H' in the name of Hungary is most likely derived from historical associations with the Huns.
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Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.
From the “Etymology” section
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The most powerful ruler of the Hunnic Empire was Attila the Hun, who became a central figure in Hungarian mythology.
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.
From the “History” section
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The first Hungarian Bible translation was completed in 1439.
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.
From the “History” section
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Matthias Corvinus's library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles in the 15th century.
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.
From the “History” section
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Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space when it sent its first cosmonaut, Bertalan Farkas, in 1980.
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zsolt Horváth · CC BY-SA 3.0