Drégelypalánk
Encyclopedia
Drégelypalánk is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary
. It was first recorded in 1274 and was created as a merger of two settlements named Drégely and Palánk. The river Ipoly
flows past the Börszöny hills here.
The village features a primary school, a cultural centre, a library, a sports ground and a gallery.
dynasty in the 13th century. In 1552 the fortification were defended against the advancing Turkish Army.
Drégely is recorded as the site of a church dedicated to St. Elizabeth. During the Turkish Rule, South Slavic
settlers came to the area while German immigrants arrived in the 18th century.
The centuries-old economic relations to the neighbouring countries were lost after World War I
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is 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. The...
. It was first recorded in 1274 and was created as a merger of two settlements named Drégely and Palánk. The river Ipoly
Ipel
Ipeľ or Ipoly is a 232 km long river in Slovakia and Hungary, tributary to the river Danube. Its source is in central Slovakia in the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains...
flows past the Börszöny hills here.
The village features a primary school, a cultural centre, a library, a sports ground and a gallery.
History
Drégelypalánk has a medieval fortress that was erected by the Hont-PázmányHont-Pázmány
Hont-Pázmány was the name of a gens in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum mentions that the ancestors of the family arrived, in the late 9th century, to the court of Grand Prince Géza of the Magyars from the Duchy of Swabia .The clan Hontpaznan was...
dynasty in the 13th century. In 1552 the fortification were defended against the advancing Turkish Army.
Drégely is recorded as the site of a church dedicated to St. Elizabeth. During the Turkish Rule, South Slavic
South Slavs
The South Slavs are the southern branch of the Slavic peoples and speak South Slavic languages. Geographically, the South Slavs are native to the Balkan peninsula, the southern Pannonian Plain and the eastern Alps...
settlers came to the area while German immigrants arrived in the 18th century.
The centuries-old economic relations to the neighbouring countries were lost after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Sights
Sights of Drégelypalánk include the late Baroque (1734) Roman Catholic church with relics of Saint Elizabeth , the Baroque chapel of St. Vendel (1857) and the ruins of Drégely CastleDrégely Castle
Drégely Castle is a 13th century hilltop castle in Nógrád County, Hungary. It is in ruins, but being restored.- Geography :The ruin of Drégely Castle sits on a high peak of the Börzsöny mountains in Hungary. The area is in the administrative territory of Drégelypalánk in Nógrád County. But it is...
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