List of tallest buildings and structures in Hungary
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Tallest buildings
| Name | City | Height (m) | Year built | Use | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Adalbert's Basilica Esztergom Basilica The Primatial Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumed Into Heaven and St Adalbert is an ecclesiastic basilica in Esztergom, Hungary, the mother church of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest, and the seat of the Catholic Church in Hungary... |
Esztergom Esztergom Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there.... |
100 | 1822-1869 | cathedral | From the crypt Crypt In architecture, a crypt is a stone chamber or vault beneath the floor of a burial vault possibly containing sarcophagi, coffins or relics.... to the top. |
| Hungarian Parliament Building Hungarian Parliament Building The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube, in Budapest... |
Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... |
96 | 1903 | governmental building | - |
| Saint Stephen's Basilica Saint Stephen's Basilica St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary , whose mummified fist is housed in the reliquary.-Architecture:... |
Budapest | 96 | 1905 | cathedral | - |
| Semmelweis University Semmelweis University Founded in 1769, Semmelweis University is the oldest medical school in Hungary. The faculty became an independent medical school after the Second World War and developed into a university teaching medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, health sciences, health management as well as physical education and... tower |
Budapest | 88 (23 f.) | 1976 | university | Tallest modern building in Hungary. |
| Magasház Magasház Magasház is a 84 metre tall high-rise building with 25 floors in Pécs, Hungary. Magasház was built in 1976 as a residential building and is uninhabited today. According to the list of tallest buildings and structures in Hungary, it is the tallest out-of-use building in Central Europe.-External... ("tall house") |
Pécs Pécs Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county... |
84 (25 f.) | 1976 | residential building | Uninhabited since 1989. |
| Szent László Church | Budapest | 83 | 1894-1900 | church | - |
| Roman Catholic Church of Bátaszék | Bátaszék Bátaszék - External links :*... |
82 | 1899-1902 | church | - |
| Votive Church of Szeged Votive Church of Szeged The Votive Church of Our Lady of Hungary is a twin-spired church in Szeged, it lies on Dóm square. Construction began in 1913, but due to the outbreak of the First World War, it was not completed until 1930.-Statistics:... |
Szeged Szeged ' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.... |
81 | 1913-1930 | cathedral | - |
| Church of Rózsák Square | Budapest | 76 | 1895-1901 | church | - |
| Great Church of Kecskemét | Kecskemét Kecskemét Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, 86 kilometres from both of them and almost equal distance from the two... |
75 | 1774-1806 | church | - |
| Matthias Church Matthias Church Matthias Church is a church located in Budapest, Hungary, at the heart of Buda's Castle District. According to church tradition, it was originally built in Romanesque style in 1015. The current building was constructed in the florid late Gothic style in the second half of the 14th century and was... |
Budapest | 74 | 1874-1896 | cathedral | - |
| NyFI Tower (National Pension Insurance) | Budapest | 73 (20 f.) | 1980s | governmental building | - |
| Great Reformed Church of Nagykőrös | Nagykőrös Nagykorös Nagykőrös is a town in Pest county, Hungary.Arany János taught there from about 1851, and a local museum is named for him.- External links :*... |
73 | 1907 | church | Tallest Calvinist church in Hungary. |
| Residential tower | Szolnok Szolnok Szolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries.... |
72 (25 f.) | 1970s | residential building | Tallest residential building in Hungary. |
| Saint Stephen's Church | Pápa Pápa Pápa is a historical city in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 33,000 inhabitants, it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the region.... |
72 | 1774-1786 | church | - |
| Budapest Water Company HQ | Budapest | 71 (14 f.) | 1978-1980 | office | - |
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Esztergom Esztergom Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there.... |
70 | 1756–1762 | church | - |
| Residential tower | Gyöngyös Gyöngyös Gyöngyös is a city in Heves county in Hungary, east of Budapest. Situated at the foot of the Sár-hegy and Mátra mountains, it is the home of numerous food production plants, including milk production and sausage factories... |
70 | 1970s | residential building | - |
| Great Lutheran Church of Békéscsaba | Békéscsaba Békéscsaba Békéscsaba is a city in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county Békés.- Geography :According to the 2001 census, the city has a total area of .- Name :... |
70 | 1807-1824 | church | Tallest Lutheran church in Hungary. |
| Újpalota Újpalota Újpalota is the second largest microdistrict in Budapest, Hungary. It belongs to the District XV.In 1968 a new residential area was created on the northeastern border of Budapest, in a field, near the Szilas-patak that was named Újpalota . The new housing estate was built from 1968 to 1977... tower |
Budapest | 68 | 1970s | residential building | Tallest residential building in Budapest. |
| Schönherz Dormitory (BME Budapest University of Technology and Economics The Budapest University of Technology and Economics , in hungarian abbreviated as BME, English official abbreviation BUTE, is the most significant University of Technology in Hungary and is also one of the oldest Institutes of Technology in the world, having been founded in 1782.-History:BME is... ) |
Budapest | 67 (20 f.) | 1981 | university | - |
| Szent Ferenc Church | Budapest | 67 | 1865-1879 | church | - |
| Kalocsa Cathedral | Kalocsa Kalocsa Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 88 miles south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.Kalocsa is the Episcopal see... |
65 | 1735-1774 | cathedral | - |
| Europa Tower | Budapest | 64 | 2005 | office | - |
| Hotel Budapest | Budapest | 64 | 1967 | hotel | - |
| Tower block | Miskolc Miskolc Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located... |
63 (20 f.) | - | residential building | - |
| Reformed Church of Dévaványa | Dévaványa Dévaványa Dévaványa is a town in northern Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of 216.73 km² and has a population of 8273 people .... |
63 | - | church | - |
| Pick Tower | Szeged | 63 | - | office | - |
| Szombathely Cathedral | Szombathely Szombathely Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria... |
63 | 1791-1806 | cathedral | - |
| Duna Tower | Budapest | 62 (16 f.) | 2005 | office | - |
| Tower block | Veszprém Veszprém Veszprém is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.-Location:... |
62 | - | office | - |
| Szent Márton Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints... Church |
Kunszentmárton Kunszentmárton Kunszentmárton is a small town of the county of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, central Hungary.It is the centre of the administrative region of Kunszentmártoni kistérség which oncludes the following villages:-Geography:... |
62 | 1781-1784 | church | - |
| Downtown Catholic Church | Békéscsaba | 61 | 1910 | church | - |
| Protestant Great Church of Debrecen Protestant Great Church of Debrecen The Protestant Great Church or Great Reformed Church is probably the most best known building in the city of Debrecen. It stands in the city centre, between Kossuth square and Calvin square. It is the symbol of the Protestant Church in Hungary, and it is because of this church that Debrecen is... |
Debrecen Debrecen Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :... |
61 | 1803-1823 | church | - |
| Residential tower | Debrecen | 60 (20 f.) | 1977 | residential building | - |
| Hungarian Police HQ ("Police Palace") | Budapest | 60 (17 f.) | 1995 | police building | 93 m with antenna. |
| Pécs Cathedral | Pécs | 60 | 1891 | cathedral | - |
| Church of Máriapócs | Máriapócs Máriapócs Máriapócs is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It lies near Nyíregyháza. It is an important place for pilgrimage. It has a gorgeous Greek Catholic church, which houses the Weeping Black Madonna, an enormous and unbelievably... |
60 | 1731-1749 | church | - |
| Rákóczi Rákóczi The Rákóczi were a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. Their name is also spelled Rakoczi and Rakoczy in some foreign sources.... Tower |
Nagykálló Nagykálló Nagykálló is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Before World War II it belonged to Szabolcs county.-History:... |
60 | 1710-1733 | belfry | - |
| City Hall of Győr | Győr Gyor -Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the... |
58 | 1896-1898 | city hall | - |
| Fire Tower | Sopron Sopron In 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants... |
58 | 1290-1340 | fire tower | - |
| Catholic Church of Törökszentmiklós | Törökszentmiklós Törökszentmiklós Törökszentmiklós is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. It is the third largest settlement in the county.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 23,145 people .... |
58 | 1898-1900 | church | - |
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Tallest structures
| Name | Location | Height (m) | Structural type | Year built | Coordinates | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakihegy Radio Tower Lakihegy Tower The Lakihegy Tower is a 314 metre high radio mast at Szigetszentmiklós-Lakihegy. The Blaw-Knox type tower was built in 1933 and was one of Europe's tallest structures at the time of construction... |
Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklósis a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 26,662 inhabitants.- Name :* Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town in the Csepel Island* Szent Miklós – Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Szigetszentmiklós... - Lakihegy |
314 | Guyed mast | 1933, 1968 | 47°22′23.45"N 19°0′17.21"E | insulated against ground, 287 according to the Aviation Office. | |
| Solt Radio Tower Transmitter Solt The Transmitter Solt is a transmission facility for 540 kHz MW near Solt, Hungary. It is designed for an output power of 2000 kilowatt and is therefore one of the most powerful broadcasting towers in the world... |
Solt Solt Solt is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. Near Solt there is a high-power medium wave transmitter.- Early Solt :The region has been populated since the Stone Age. The results of diggings brought up Roman coins, weapons, and bodies. The road from the province of Pannonia to Dacia cut through... |
303 | Guyed mast | 1977 | 46°50′3.61"N 19°1′53.54"E | insulated against ground | |
| Chimney (Tisza Tisza The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range... Chemical Factory) |
Tiszaújváros Tiszaújváros Tiszaújváros is an industrial town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, south-east of Miskolc, near the river Tisza.Tiszaújváros owes its existence to the industrialization wave that took over the then-socialist Hungary after World War II... |
250 | Chimney (concrete) | 1974 | 47°55′0.6"N 21°4′34.1"E | - | |
| Szentes TV Mast | Szentes Szentes -External links:* * http://www.szentes.hu/index1-eng.htm*... |
240 | Guyed mast | - | 46°37′25"N 20°16′54"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-szentes.htm | |
| Kabhegy TV Mast | Úrkút Úrkút Úrkút is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary.South of Úrkút, there is the 238 metres tall Kabhegy TV Mast, the fourth tallest radio tower in Hungary.- External links :*... |
238 | Guyed mast | - | 47°2′56"N 17°39′13"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-kabhegy.htm | |
| Penyige TV Tower | Penyige | 217 | guyed mast | ? | 47°59′55"N 22°35′12"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-penyige.htm | |
| Ujudvar TV Tower | Ujudvar | 206 | concrete tower | ? | 46°33′47"N 17°1′8"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-ujudvar.htm | |
| Chimney of Visonta Power Station | Visonta | 203 | Chimney (concrete) | - | 47°47′18.6"N 20°4′1"E | ||
| Chimney (Óbuda Óbuda Óbuda was a historical city in Hungary. United with Buda and Pest in 1873 it now forms part of District III-Óbuda-Békásmegyer of Budapest. The name means Old Buda in Hungarian... Power Plant) |
Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... |
203 | Chimney (concrete) | - | 47°33′51.2"N 19°2′15"E | ||
| Chimneys of Dunamenti Power Station | Százhalombatta Százhalombatta Százhalombatta is a town in Pest county, Hungary. The name of this town in Hungarian literally means "One hundred tumuli" referring to the tumulus field at the edge of the town.- History :... |
202 | Chimney ( concrete) | - | 47°19′44.7"N 18°55′3.4"E ; 47°19′41.5"N 18°55′6.6"E ; 47°19′34.7"N 18°55′2.2"E | ||
| Széchenyihegy TV Mast | Budapest | 192 | Guyed mast | 47°29′30.6"N 18°58′44.2"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-szechenyihegy.htm | ||
| Komádi TV Tower | Komádi | 180 | Concrete tower | 47°1′6"N 21°29′39"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-komadi.htm | ||
| Kekesteto TV Tower Kékestető TV Tower Kékestető TV Tower is a 178 metres tall TV tower built of reinforced concrete on 1014 metres high Kékestető mountain. Kékestető TV Tower is a partially guyed tower as its antenna mast is guyed to the ground... |
Kekesteto | 178 | Concrete tower | ? | 47°52′21"N 20°0′33"E | Partially guyed tower | |
| Pécs TV Tower Pécs TV Tower right|100px|thumb|The TowerThe Pécs TV Tower is a television tower in Pécs, Hungary, measuring 176 metres, with a publicly accessible observation deck at a height of 75 metres, and a restaurant at 72 metres. The tower was built from 1968 to 1973... |
Pécs Pécs Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county... |
176 | Concrete tower | 1973 | 46°5′56"N 18°13′12"E | - | |
| Sopron TV Tower | Sopron | 165 | concrete tower | 47°39′44"N 16°34′6"E |
http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-sopron.htm, nickname "Rakéta" | ||
| Csavoly TV Tower | Csavoly | 165 | guyed mast | 46°11′49"N 19°8′59"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-csavoly.htm | ||
| Pallag TV tower | Debrecen | 158 | concrete tower | 47°34′39"N 21°38′5"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-debrecen.htm | ||
| Száva utca TV Tower | Budapest | 154 | concrete tower | 47°28′7"N 19°7′32"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-szavautca.htm | ||
| Kiskőrös TV Tower | Kiskőrös | 150 | concrete tower | 46°37′2"N 19°18′59"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-kiskoros.htm | ||
| Balatonszabadi transmitter | Balatonszabadi | 145 | guyed mast | 46°55′18.4"N 18°6′49.7"E | http://www.radiosite.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=289&Itemid=108, insulated against ground | ||
| Tokaj TV Tower | Tokaj | 130 | concrete tower | 48°7′12"N 21°22′55"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-tokaj.htm, partially guyed tower | ||
| Kisperjes transmitter | Kisperjes | 126 | guyed mast | 46°36′53.5"N 17°27′53.63"E | insulated against ground | ||
| Chimney (power plant) | Dorog Dorog Ethnic groups :*Magyars — 95.3%*Germans — 4.2%*Other — 0.5%Religions :*Roman Catholic — 57.4%*Calvinist — 8.9%*Lutheran — 0.8%*Other Christian — 2%*Atheist — 19.1%*No answer, unknown — 11.8%-Traffic and transport:... |
120 | Chimney (concrete) | 1980s | ? | - | |
| Úzd TV Tower | Úzd | 120 | concrete tower | ? | 46°35′28"N 18°34′45"E | http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0044704, partially guyed | |
| Lakihegy Transmitter Lakihegy Tower The Lakihegy Tower is a 314 metre high radio mast at Szigetszentmiklós-Lakihegy. The Blaw-Knox type tower was built in 1933 and was one of Europe's tallest structures at the time of construction... , Mast 3 |
Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklósis a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 26,662 inhabitants.- Name :* Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town in the Csepel Island* Szent Miklós – Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Szigetszentmiklós... - Lakihegy |
120 | Guyed mast | ? | 47°22′7"N 19°0′23"E | insulated against ground | |
| Szolnok Transmitter | Szolnok Szolnok Szolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries.... |
119 | Guyed mast | ? | 47°11′20"N 20°13′44"E | insulated against ground | |
| Lakihegy Transmitter Lakihegy Tower The Lakihegy Tower is a 314 metre high radio mast at Szigetszentmiklós-Lakihegy. The Blaw-Knox type tower was built in 1933 and was one of Europe's tallest structures at the time of construction... , Mast 2 |
Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklósis a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 26,662 inhabitants.- Name :* Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town in the Csepel Island* Szent Miklós – Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Szigetszentmiklós... - Lakihegy |
117 | Guyed mast | ? | 47°22′48"N 19°0′13"E | insulated against ground | |
| Transmission tower Hegyhátsál TV Tower Hegyhátsál TV Tower is a 117 metres tall transmission tower near Hegyhátsál at Hungary at 46°57'21N and 16°39'08E. Hegyhátsál TV tower is a tower is one... |
Hegyhátsál Hegyhátsál - Places of interest :* Hegyhát Observatory * Hegyhátsál TV Tower* Maria with her child* Old village house- Websites :* *... |
117 | concrete tower | - | 46°57′21"N 16°39′6"E | partially guyed | |
| Nyiregyhaza Radio Mast | Nyiregyhaza | 115 | Guyed mast | 1925 | 47°56′12.17"N 21°45′28.35"E | insulated against ground | |
| Kozármisleny Radio Mast | Kozármisleny | 115 | Guyed mast | ? | 46°02′48.14"N 18°18′31.58"E | insulated against ground | |
| Szabadhegy TV Tower | Györ | 113 | concrete tower | 47°39′39"N 17°40′5"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-szabadhegy.htm | ||
| Szárhegy TV Tower | Perkupa Perkupa - External links :*... |
110 | lattice tower | 48°28′47"N 20°43′57"E | http://www.fmdx.hu/tower-aggtelek.htm | ||
| Mosonmagyarovar Radio Mast | Mosonmagyarovar | 105 | Guyed mast | ? | 47°50′19.18"N 17°17′49.27"E | insulated against ground | |
| Bazita Peak TV Tower Bazita Peak TV Tower Bazita Peak TV Tower is a broadcasting tower in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. The TV tower has a antenna atop the main structure and an observation level up the structure. The Alps can be clearly seen from the observation deck... |
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor... |
100 | concrete tower | - | 46°48′49"N 16°48′45"E | ||
| many lower structures | |||||||
Trivia
The MagasházMagasház
Magasház is a 84 metre tall high-rise building with 25 floors in Pécs, Hungary. Magasház was built in 1976 as a residential building and is uninhabited today. According to the list of tallest buildings and structures in Hungary, it is the tallest out-of-use building in Central Europe.-External...
of Pécs
Pécs
Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
is mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest uninhabited structure in Central Europe.
The TV tower of Kékes
Kékes
Kékes is Hungary's highest mountain, at above sea level. It lies northeast of Gyöngyös, in the Mátra range of Heves county. It is Hungary's third most popular tourist attraction, after Lake Balaton and the Danube, and has a number of hotels and skiing pistes. The Kekesteto TV Tower stands at the...
is "only" 178 m tall, but its location on the top of Hungary's highest mountain makes its top 1201 m high above sea level.
Source
- World's Tallest Skyscrapers by country
- "Hungarian tallnesses" (Hungarian only)
- Hungarian Wikipedia