Hollókő
Hollókő (Hungarian: [ˈholloːkøː]) is a village in northern Hungary, located in Nógrád County. The village, which was constructed in the 13th century and developed in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a well-preserved ethnographic village of the Palóc people, with traditional wooden architecture and layout of buildings, farms, and orchards. Because of its exceptional preservation and testimony to rural life before the arrival of modern farming practices, the village was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian.
Hollókő | |
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Hollókő Hollókő | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′46.32″N 19°35′30.55″E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Nógrád |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 387 |
| • Density | 74.7/km2 (193/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3176 |
| Area code | 32 |
| Website | http://www.holloko.hu/ |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | v |
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
| Reference no. | 401rev |
| Region | Europe and North America |
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