Hungarian Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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  1. Which place completes this sentence about Eger Castle? The first castle was built on the high hill named Várhegy at Felsőtárkány near ______.
  2. Which place completes this sentence about Eger Castle? During the Mongol invasion in 1241, this castle was ruined, and the bishop of ______ moved it to a rocky hill in the city of Eger.
  3. Which place completes this sentence about Siklós Castle? The castle was built by Baron János György Benyó in the 13th century in the town of Siklós in the southern part of Hungary near ______.
  4. Which place completes this sentence about Szeged Cathedral? The church is located in Dóm Square ______, which is exactly the same size as Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy.
  5. Which place completes this sentence about Szeged Cathedral? Construction of the church began in 1913 after a flood had destroyed most of ______.
  6. Which place completes this sentence about Szeged Cathedral? The construction of the church was a result of a pledge made by the inhabitants of ______ to build a cathedral after the flood of March 1879…
  7. Which place completes this sentence about Kalocsa? Later, along with ______, Kalocsa was an archdiocese founded by King Stephen in the early years of the Hungarian state.
  8. Complete the sentence about Andrássy Avenue with the correct year: Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Her…
  9. Complete the sentence about Lake Velence with the correct year: The lake was the venue for the World Rowing Masters Regatta in September ______.
  10. Complete the sentence about Great Hungarian Plain with the correct year: In ______, a major study of DNA from burials in the Great Hungarian Plain was published.
  11. Complete the sentence about Kalocsa with the correct year: After the 148 years lasting rule, on 13 October ______ the Turks burnt down the castle of Kalocsa and withdrew their troops.
  12. Complete the sentence about Kalocsa with the correct year: The first charter of incorporation was mentioned in ______ in Kalocsa.
  13. Complete the sentence about Kőszeg with the correct year: In ______ the royal town became a fiefdom, when the Palatinate Nicolas Garai repaid a bond paid to King Sigismund of Luxembourg by the Ellerba…
  14. Complete the sentence about Kőszeg with the correct year: In the third wave of the great wars against the Turks in the sixteenth century, Kőszeg became the major flashpoint of the campaign of ______.
  15. Complete the sentence about Zalaegerszeg with the correct year: King Béla IV donated the town to the diocese of Veszprém in ______, so that it became Church property.
  16. Complete the sentence about Zalaegerszeg with the correct year: In ______, Egerszeg was granted oppidum status, which meant they could pay taxes once a year and the citizens could elect their own judg…
  17. Complete the sentence about Paks with the correct year: The Catholic three-isled, basilica style Sacred Heart church was consecrated in ______.
  18. Complete the sentence about Tatabánya with the correct year: According to the ______ census, Alsógalla had 580 and Felsőgalla had 842 inhabitants.
  19. Complete the sentence about Tatabánya with the correct year: The four villages were united on October 1, ______, under the name Tatabánya and it was elevated to town status.
  20. Complete the sentence about Tatabánya with the correct year: The industrial character of the city was significant until the fall of the Socialist government and the following political changes of ____…
  21. Complete the sentence about Szolnok with the correct year: The town was first officially mentioned under the name Zounok in ______.
  22. Complete the sentence about Szolnok with the correct year: Szolnok was first mentioned, under the name Zounok, in a letter from Géza I concerning the foundation of the monastery at Garamszentbenedek i…
  23. Complete the sentence about Békéscsaba with the correct year: According to the Hungarian Royal Treasury, Békéscsaba was an ethnic Hungarian settlement in ______.
  24. Complete the sentence about Békéscsaba with the correct year: In ______, Csaba is mentioned as a deserted place, but only one year later its name can be found in a document mentioning the tax-paying t…
  25. Complete the sentence about Békéscsaba with the correct year: In ______, Harruckern invited Slovak settlers from Upper Hungary to the deserted area.
  26. Complete the sentence about Lake Fertő with the correct year: In ______ plans for a bridge across the Austrian part of the lake were thwarted by environmentalists.
  27. Complete the sentence about Lake Fertő with the correct year: In ______ the National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel gained international acceptance as an IUCN Category II preserve.
  28. Complete the sentence about Aggtelek with the correct year: Aggtelek is known to have been first identified in ______, when it was called Ogogteluk.
  29. Complete the sentence about Zsámbék with the correct year: Aynard's family built the Premonstratensian church beginning in ______.
  30. Complete the sentence about Zsámbék with the correct year: The church was destroyed in ______ during the Mongolian invasions.
  31. Complete the sentence about Zsámbék with the correct year: In ______, Turkish troops occupied the fortress and held it for 145 years.
  32. Complete the sentence about Zsámbék with the correct year: In ______ general János Bottyán fought there against the Turks.
  33. Complete the sentence about Szarvas with the correct year: Hungarians overtook Slovaks in the 1920s, become the majority according to the census was held in ______.
  34. Which place completes this sentence about Hungarian State Opera House? Before the closure of the "Népszínház" in ______, it was the third largest opera building in the city; today it is the second lar…
  35. Which place completes this sentence about Hungarian State Opera House? Today, the opera house is home to the ______ Opera Ball, a society event dating back to 1886.
  36. Which place completes this sentence about Margaret Island? During World War II and the siege of ______ the island was a site of fierce combat.
  37. Which place completes this sentence about Great Market Hall? The idea of building such a large market hall arose from the first mayor of ______, Károly Kamermayer, and it was his largest investment.
  38. Which place completes this sentence about Statue Park? Statue Park houses 42 of the statues and monuments that were removed from ______ after the fall of communism.
  39. Which place completes this sentence about Kalocsa? Later, along with ______, Kalocsa was an archdiocese founded by King Stephen in the early years of the Hungarian state.
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Zalaegerszeg? King Béla IV donated the town to the diocese of ______ in 1266, so that it became Church property.
  41. Which place completes this sentence about Zalaegerszeg? Between 1368 and 1389, it was a royal town for a short time, then Sigismund I donated it to the Kanizsai family who traded it for another town w…
  42. Which place completes this sentence about Orfű? Orfű lies 17km north-northwest of ______, in between the ridges of the Mecsek mountains of southern Hungary.
  43. Which place completes this sentence about Nyíregyháza? Nyíregyháza is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in the northern Plain region, which also comprises Hajdú-Bihar County and Jász-Nagykun-__…
  44. Which place completes this sentence about Hortobágy National Park? The ______ is Hungary's largest protected area, and the largest semi-natural grassland in Europe.
  45. Which place completes this sentence about Békéscsaba? Highway 44 is a four-lane expressway between Békéscsaba and ______.

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