Mátra
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Mountain range
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in northern Hungary
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...
, between the town
Town
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s 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...
and Eger
Eger
Eger is the second largest city in Northern Hungary, the county seat of Heves, east of the Mátra Mountains. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings , and red and white wines.- Name :...
. The country's highest peak, 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...
tető (1014 m), belongs to this mountain range.
The Mátra (Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
: Matra) is part of the North Hungarian Mountains and belongs by origin to the largest young volcanic zone of Europe. It is situated between the valleys of River Tarna
Tarna
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and River Zagyva
Zagyva
The Zagyva is a river in Hungary. Its length is 160 km, and drains an area of about 5,677 km². The source is near Salgótarján in Nógrád county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye, Pásztó, Hatvan and Jászberény and flows into the Tisza River at Szolnok. Average discharge at Szolnok is 9 m³/s....
. The Mátra can be divided into several readily distinguishable parts. The highest point of the Western Mátra is Muzsla (805 m). The so-called Central Mátra consists of the plateau of Mátrabérc (Mátra ridge) and the groups of the volcanic cones of Galyatető
Galyateto
Galya-tető is the third highest mountain in Hungary and in the Mátra mountain range . It is a major tourist attraction. Altitude: 964 m.The area officially belongs to Mátraszentimre, Heves county. Its a "holiday village". Permanent residents: 45 people.Pictures: http://www.varrojanos.net/matra/...
and 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...
tető. Steep, rugged slopes, screes, talus slopes and slides alternate with one another, covered with closed beech forests. Gentler slopes and parallel valleys flow down to the south, the largest of which is the so-called Nagy-völgy (Great Valley). The 'main entrance' to the Mátra was formed in parallel with the valley of Nagy-patak (Great Stream), ranging from Mátrafüred to Mátraháza. From the vineyard-covered landscape of the foot of the Mátra travellers can arrive at the wooded mountains in a flash. To the east, after the steep escarpment of the 898-metre-high Saskő (Eagle Stone), the 650-750-metre-high peaks of the Eastern Mátra follow one another. The northern part of the mountain range is called Mátralába
Mátralába
Mátralába is a hilly region north of Mátra Mountains in Hungary.-See also:*Geography of Hungary*North Hungarian Mountains*Mátra...
(the Mátra's feet). This is a hilly area covered with 250-400-metre-high small volcanic cones, with mostly cultivated arable lands.
Cities/towns
- GyöngyösGyöngyösGyöngyös 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...
(including MátrafüredMátrafüredMátrafüred is an outer part of Gyöngyös in Heves county, Hungary. It is situated in Mátra mountain range.It has a population of 981.- History :A fortress was built around 1000...
) - PásztóPásztóPásztó is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- PétervásáraPétervásáraPétervására is a town in Heves county, Hungary. It is famous for its Keglevich Castle....
- BátonyterenyeBátonyterenyeBátonyterenye is a town in Nógrád county, Hungary.Bátonyterenye was created in 1984 by the unification of three villages . The new settlement became a city in 1989. Bátonyterenye was a typical socialist mining city.- External links :*...
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