2. General information
• Hungary (in hungarian: Magyarország), is
a landlocked country in Central Europe.
•It’s situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered
by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the
east, Serbia and Croatia to the
south, Slovenia to the
southwest and Austria
to the west.
3. •The offical language is hungarian,which is part of the Uralic
language family.
•Hungary has a continental climate, with hot summers with low
overall humidity levels but frequent rainshowers and mildly cold
snowy winters.
•Our 2 biggest rivers are
Tisza and Danube (in the
picture), and the most
known lake is Balaton.
4. •Hungary’s population count approximately 10 Million people and
Budapest is inhabited by 2 million people.
•The capital and largest city is Budapest, where our school is too.
6. Anthem
•Himnusz in english: hymn, this is a musical poetic prayer that serves
as the official national anthem of Hungary.
•It’s more solemn and dignified tone than many other lively national
anthems.
•The poem was written by Ferenc Kölcsey in 1823, and was composed
by Ferenc Erkel in 1844.
Kölcsey Erkel
7. The first part of anthem in literal translation:
„O Lord, bless the nation of Hungary
With your grace and bounty
Extend over it your guarding arm
During strife with its enemies
Long torn by ill fate
The original script Bring upon it a time of relief
This nation has suffered for all sins
Of the past and of the future!”
8. •The poem bore the subtitle "A magyar nép zivataros
századaiból" it means: From the rough centuries of the
Hungarian people. It perfectly emphasizing national
troubles in the past and in the present too.
•The full meaning of the poem's text is evident only to
those people, who knows the Hungarian history.
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9. Szózat
•Traditionally, anthem is sung at the beginning of
ceremonies, and Szózat at the end. This is our ”second
anthem”.
•The poem was written by Mihály Vörösmarty in 1836
and was composed by Béni Egressy in 1843.
Egressy
10. •It starts with the
words „Hazádnak
rendületlenül légy híve, óh
magyar” (in english: To
your homeland be faithful
steadfastly, O Hungarian)
•Vörösmarty's Szózat
mentions similar thought
as Kölcsey in anthem. The
poem about hungarian
history, patriotism but it's
more optimistic than
anthem.
11. Hungarian symbols
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Hungary has so many symbols, I
present the most importants of
them.
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13. Coat of arms
•On the right side: consists of a silver double
cross on red base, situated inside a small
golden crown, the crown is placed on the
middle heap of three green hills, representing
mountain ranges (Tátra, Mátra, Fátra).
•On the left side: there are Árpád stripes, four
silver and four red stripes. It is sometimes said
that the silver stripes represent four rivers
(Duna, Tisza, Dráva, Száva).
•On the top there's a hungarian crown
14. Hungarian cuisine
• The Hungarian cuisine is an outstanding feature
of the Hungarian culture. Traditional dishes
such as the world famous Goulash.
•The famous Hungarian hot river fish soup
called Fisherman's soup
Desserts include the iconic Dobos cake, Gundel pancake and somlói
dumplings.
15. Traditional drinks:
•Pálinka : is a fruit brandy.
It is a spirit native to Hungary and comes in a
variety of flavours including apricot and cherry.
However, plum is the most popular flavour.
•Zwack Unicum: For over 150 years, a blend
of 40 Hungarian herbs has been used to
create the liqueur Unicum. Unicum is a bitter,
dark-coloured liqueur that can be drunk as an
apéritif or after a meal for helping the
digestion. The recipe is held secret by the
Zwack family.
16. • Wine: As Hugh Johnson says in The History of Wine, the
territory of Hungary is ideal for wine-making. The country can
be divided to six wine regions: North-Transdanubia,Lake
Balaton, South-Pannónia, Duna-region or Alföld, Upper-
Hungary and Tokaj-Hegyalja.
The most famous wines from Hungary are Tokaji Aszú and Egri
Bikavér.
17. Famous places
• Hungarian Parliament Building: It lies
in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of
the Danube, in Budapest. It is currently
the largest building in Hungary. This is
one of popular tourist destination
of Budapest.
•Buda Castle: is the
historical castle and palace complex of
the Hungarian kings inBudapest, first
completed in 1265. In the past, it was
also called Royal Palace and Royal
Castle
18. •Heroes’ Square: Hősök tere is one of
the major squares of Budapest, Hungary,
rich with historic and
political connotations. Its iconic statue
complex, the Millennium Memorial, was
completed in 1900, the same year the
square was named "Heroes' Square".
•Liberty Statue of Budapest: The Liberty Statue in Budapest was
first erected in 1947 in remembrance of
the Soviet liberation of Hungary
from Nazi forces during World War II. Its
location upon Gellért Hill makes it a
prominent feature of Budapest's cityscape.
The 14 metre tall bronze statue stands
atop a 26 metre pedestal and holds
a palm leaf.
