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Geography

Hungary is a land-locked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. The area of the country is 93,000 km2 with a population of 10 Million. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU and is a Schengen state. Administratively Hungary is divided into 19 counties. The capital city is Budapest. The capital on the river Danube was originally two separate cities Buda and Pest. Budapest has long and rich history and it ´s famed for culture and curative springs. Hungary has a single-chamber parliament. Parliament has 386 members who are elected by voters every four years. The highest peak is Kekes / 1014 m/ in the Matra mountains. The longest rivers are Danube – Hungarian stretch 417 km – with tributaries Raba, Drava, Sio and Ipoly and Tisza – Hungarian stretch 598 km – with tributaries Szamos, Kraszna, the Koros rivers, Maros, Hernad and Sajo. Balaton is the largest lake in the central Europe with 598 square km surface area. The other lakes are Velence lake with 26 sq km and Ferto lake with 322 sq km –Hungarian part creates 82 sq km. Hungary belongs to one of the 15 most popular tourist destinations in the world with a capital Budapest regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world. The country is home to the second largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grassland in Europe (Hortobágy). The official language is Hungarian (also known as Magyar), which is part of the Finno-Ugric family. The words of national anthem of Hungary find on Hungarian anthem website.

Characteristic data

• Official name: Republic of Hungary - Magyar Köztársaság
• Form of state: republic
• Government: Parliamentary democracy
• Location: central Europe
• Area: 93 030 km2
• Population: 10 375 000
• Capital of Hungary: Budapest
• Official language: hungarian
• Administrative division: Budapest and 19 counties

State border

length: 2,242 km of which

• Ukraine - 15 km (Csop, Vilok, Luzsanka)
• Romania - 432 km (Bors, Nadlac, Petea, Salonta, Turnu, Varsand, Valea lui Mihai, Urziceni, Cenad)
• former Yugoslavia - 31 km
• Austria - 56 km (Schachendorf, Deutschkreutz, Heiligenkreutz, Klingenbach, Nickelsdorf, Rattersdorf)
• Slovakia - 608 km (Slovenské Darmoty, Král, Komarno, Sahy, Rusovce, Siatorska Bukovinka, Slovenské Nove Mesto, Milhost, Medvedovo, Sturovo)

People

About 10 million inhabitants live in Hungary /2 million in Budapest/. 90% of the population belongs to the majority also to Hungarians. Major minoritities include Romas (2.1%), Germans (1.2%), Slovaks (0.4%), Ukrainians (0.1%), and Serbs (0.1%). and Romanians (0.1%). Most of the religious people are Roman Catholic, about a quarter are Reformed (Calvinist) and less than 10% are Evangelical (Lutheran), 5% belonging to other religions.

Economy

The country's major industries are mining, metallurgy, agriculture, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals) and motor vehicles. Major trading partners are Germany, Austria, Italy and Russia. Hungary has some limited natural resources (bauxite, coal, and natural gas), as well as fertile soils and arable land. Hungarian wines are drunk throughout Europe. Economic growth is above 4% for the past years mainly due to the dynamic expansion of export.

Climate

Hungary has a continental climate with hot summers with low overall humidity levels but frequent rainshowers and frigid to cold snowy winters. Average annual temperature is 9.7 °C. Average temperature in the summer is 27 to 35 °C, and in the winter it is 0 to −15 °C. The average yearly rainfall is approximately 600 millimeters.

Winter is relatively mild, with temperatures sometimes below 0 degrees. New year's eve is an exception. Street parades, live concerts and in-house parties are the places where Hungarian celebrate the coming of the new year. Spring is glorious in Hungary. March can be a little windy but April is sure to offer some warm sunshine. This is the time of the Budapest Spring Festival, a two-week long cultural and musical event. The summer in Hungary is warm and long. Most of the tourists take some time to visit the countryside and catch a glance of the traditional Hungarian lifestyle in the Puszta, or amaze themselves with the work of artisan in historical towns like Eger or Sopron. The autumn is beautiful, nice hikes can be taken in the hills around Budapest. Museums are still open and with the passing of the summer heat, longer walks can be enjoyed during the day in the downtown area. November usually turns rainy.

The weather forecast for every day you can find on the following links:
http://www.met.hu/omsz.php
http://www.weatherinhungary.com/
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/Hungary.htm
http://www.marys.co.hu/weather/

Local time

Hungary belongs to the Central European Time Zone: GMT +1. Summertime (GMT +2) is in effect from the last Sunday in March till the last Sunday in October. At noon in Budapest it is 03:00 in San Francisco, 06:00 in New York, 11:00 in London, 12:00 in Paris, 13:00 in Bucharest, 14:00 in Moscow and 18:00 in Tokyo.

Money

The official currency is the Forint, Ft., HUF in written. There are 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 Forint coins and 200, 500, 1 000, 2 000, 5 000, 10 000 and 20 000 Forint bills. Credit cards are widely accepted.

Banks

Banks in Hungary are usually open between 8.00 - 16.00 on weekdays. Some banks are open on Saturday, but all are closed on Sunday. ATM machines and currency exchange machines are available throughout the country. The credit cards used most often - AMEX, Diners Club, EnRoute, Euro/Mastercard, JCB, VISA - can use to pay bills in hotels, restaurants and shops. Emblems at the entrance mark the shops where credit cards are accepted. Most banks have their own automated networks.

Emergency Calls

International emergency call centre: 112
Ambulance: 104
Fire Department: 105
Police: 107
Hungarian Automobile Club's Emergency Phone: 188

The above phone numbers can be called free of charge.

Telephone

Country Code for Hungary: +36
City Code for Budapest: 1
International calling prefix: 00 (wait for the dial tone, dial the country code and city code (they are listed in the phonebook), and then dial the required number)

If You travel to Budapest, You have to take care just the same way as You would in any other big European city. If You watch your purse and luggage, do not leave anything in the car, read and ask everything carefully, it is not probable that anything bad will happen to You. Pick pocketing and bag snatching can happen in big cities like Budapest, Debrecen, Miskolc or Szeged, especially on crowded public transport, in the street, shopping centres and other places frequented by tourists. In the bars check your bill before paying, unfortunately some bars, clubs and restaurants charge extravagant prices by means of scams foreigners. If you take a taxi do not forget to ask for a bill. It is good if You get some relevant information about taxi prices (airport-hotel for example) before your trip, so You would know if a driver asks for more than he should.

Don´t forget:

• Don't change money on the street
• Always hold your bag close to you
• Ask for the price if it is not indicated on the menu card in restaurant
• On public transport make sure validate your ticket every time
• Try to avoid private taxis without a company name on the side of the car
• Don´t keep your credit card with PIN code on the same place
• Make a copy of ID card or passport

Informationen über Visa und Überschreitung der Grenze

Liste der Botschaften in Ungarn

Für mehr Informationen besuchen Sie bitte die Internetseite des Ministeriums für auswärtige Angelegenheiten.

Ungarisches Verkehrssystem umfasst internationale und Personenzüge, Busse, Strasserbahne und U-Bahn.

Eisenbahn

Das Eisenbahnnetz besteht aus Linien, die Städte in Ungarn verbinden. Es ist schneller, zurück über Budapest zu fahren, um Ihre Destination zu erreichen. Sie können Expresszüge, Personenzüge, InterCity oder EuroCity Züge benutzen.

Die drei internationalen Eisenbahnhaltestellen in Budapest: the Eastern (Keleti), Western (Nyugati) und Southern (Déli). Mehr Informationen über Reisen mit dem Zug nach Budapeste finden Sie an der Budapest Eisenbahnhaltestellen & Destinationen Internetseite

Andere wichtige Eisenbahnhaltestellen in Ungarn:
Tiszai Eisenbahnhaltestelle in Miskolc
Eisenbahnhaltestelle in Pécs, Győr, Szeged und Székesfehérvár.

Mehr Informationen finden Sie an Ungarische Eisenbahn website.

Autobahne

In Ungarn gibt es dichtes Autobahnnetz:

• M1: Budapest - Hegyeshalom
• M15: Hegyeshalom - Rajka
• M3: Budapest - Görbeháza
• M5: Budapest - Röszke
• M6: Érd - Dunaújváros
• M7: Budapest - Balatonkeresztúr and Sormás - Letenye (15 km Sektion)

Für die Autobahnen muss man bezahlen und man muss die Autobahnvignette kaufen. Die Autobahnvignette kann man auf den Tankstellen oder auf der Post kaufen.

Für mehr Informationen besuchen Sie bitte Ungarische Autobahne webpages.

Notfalldienst
Notfall-Telefonzelle befinden sich auf jedem 2 km auf der Autobahn M1, M5 and M7. Man kann die Telefonzelle rund um die Uhr benutzen. Die Telefonnummer für Notfalldienst ist 188 und ist kostenlos.

Flughäfen

In Ungarn gibt es 43 – 45 Flughäfen. Die fünf internationalen Flughäfen sind Budapest-Ferihegy, Debrecen Airport, Sármellék Airport or FlyBalaton, Győr-Pér and Pécs-Pogány. Hier finden Sie die Liste der ungarischen Flughäfen.

Budapest Ferihegy Flughafen
MALÉV Hungarian Airlines bietet Flüge nach mehr als 60, vor allem europäischen Städten an.

Flüge ankommen und abflügen aus:

• Ferihegy 2 A - MALÉV Hungarian Airlines
• Ferihegy 2 B – andere Fluggesellschaften

General Aviation Terminal Ferihegy 1 und Ferihegy 2B ist geöffnet rund um die Uhr für private, business und VIP Flüge sowie low-cost Flüge.

Flughafeninformationen
Ferihegy Flughafen +36 1 296-9696

MALÉV Telefonreservierungen
Montag - Freitag: 7.30 - 18:00
Samstag: 7.30 - 14:00
+36 1 235-3888, +36 1 235-3804
06 40 21 21 21 (blaue Nummer)

Für mehr Informationen über Flughafentransport nach Budapest bitte besuchen Sie unsere Fluginformationen Internetseite.

Die Verbindung zwischen Ferihegy and Stadtzentrum
Passagiere können den Bus für den Transport zwischen beiden Terminalen oder zwischen Ferihegy und einem anderen Ort in Budapest. Ein Weg kostet 14 EUR.
Der Preis für den privaten Transfer vom Flughafen ist 34 EUR für 1-3 Personen.

Low fare Fluggesellschaften
Low fare Fluggesellschaften ankommen und abfliegen aus:

Budapest Terminal 1
Easyjet
Germanwings
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Sterling
Wizzair
Jet2

Budapest General Aviation Terminal 2
Air Lingus (2A)
Air Berlin (2B)
Blue 1 (2B)
Air Baltic (2B)
Smart Wings (2B)
Meridiana (2B)

Andere Flughäfen in Ungarn

Debrecen Internationaler Flughafen
Flughafenadresse:
H-4030 Debrecen, Mikepércsi út
tel: +36 52 518-800
Ttel/fax: +36 52 518-802
E-mail: office@aiportdebrecen.hu

FlyBalaton Flughafen
Flughafenadresse:
H-8391 Sármellék
tel: +36 83 554-200
Tel/fax: +36 83 554-210
E-mail: info@flybalaton.com

Maybe you have already heard of delights of Hungarian cuisine. The traditional Hungarian dishes are spicy, flavourful, often rather heavy but very delicious. Paprika and garlic is to be found everywhere. World famous traditional dishes are goulash “gulyás”, Fisherman's soup or “halászlé”, chicken paprikash, goose liver, “pörkölt“ stew, "vadas" (game stew with vegetable gravy and dumplings), dumplings with fresh quark cheese. Dobos cake, strudels filled with apple, cherry or cheese, Gundel pancake or plum dumplings belong to favourite desserts. Hungarian cuisine is famous for its spice. Except paprika can be used onions, garlic, black peppercorn, parsley, ground black and white pepper, bay leaf, dill, caraway, marjoram, thyme, mustard (prepared), tarragon, vinegar, almond, vanilla, poppy seeds, cinnamon and other.

The best-known wines are the white dessert wine called Tokaj (North-Eastern region of Hungary) and the red wines from Villány (Southern part of Hungary). Famous is also dark, full – bodied red wine called Bull's Blood (Egri Bikavér). Hungarian fruit wines like red-currant wine are mild. Hungarian beer has a long history as well. Very delicious are hungarian herbal bitters liquors and Palinka, a fruit brandy from apricot (barack), cherry (cseresnye) or plum (szilva).

Orientierungs-Wechselkurse

1 CZK = 10,20 HUF; 1 EUR = 262 HUF; 1 USD = 208 HUF

Item		HUF		EUR		USD
Apfel 1 kg		179,-		0,68		0,86
Brot 500 g		79,-		0,30		0,38
Eier 10		249,-		1,05		1,20
Milch 1 l		179,-		0,68		0,86
Bier Sopron 1,5 l		349,-		1,33		1,68
Wein Egri bikavér 0,75 l		479,-		1,83		2,30
Coca cola 2 l		289,-		1,10		1,39
Zahnpaste		599,-		2,29		2,88

Tag				Name in Englisch		Lokaler Name		Anmerkungen
Januar		1.		Neujahr		Újév
März		15.		Nationalfeiertag		Nemzeti ünnep		Márciusi ifjak, Gedächtnis an die Revolution in 1848. Meistens finden sich Reden und Musikvorstellungen statt.
Variabel				Ostermontag		Húsvéthétfő		Die junge und alte Männer giessen ein wenig Wasser über den Kopf von Mädchen und bekommen Ostereier. Die Kinder werden vom Osterhasen und Schokolade beschenkt.
Mai		1.		Tag der Arbeit		A munka ünnepe		Jahrestag - EU-Beitritt
Variable				Pfingstsonntag		Pünkösdvasárnap		Sonntag, 50 Tage nach Ostern
Variabel				Pfingstmontag		Pünkösdhétfő		Montag nach Pfingsten
August		20.		St.Stefanstag		Szent István ünnepe		St.Stefanstag, Staatsgründung. St.Stefan von Ungarn (Szent István király in Ungarisch) (ca. 975 – 15.August, 1038) war der erste König von Ungarn. Den Feuerwerk am Ufer von Donau besuchen Hunderte von Menschen.
Oktober		23.		Nationalfeiertag		Nemzeti ünnep
November		1.		Allerseelen		Mindenszentek, Halottak napja		Die Menschen besuchen und schmücken die Gräber zu Ehren der Angehörigen.
Dezember		24.		Weihnachtstag		"Szenteste", Karácsony
Dezember		25.		Weihnachten		Karácsony
Dezember		26.		Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag		Karácsony másnapja

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