The committee of UNESCO's World Heritage programme held its regularly session of the committee in Budapest between 25 - 28 June 2002. In this session the committee admitted other two Hungarian sites to the World Heritage programme, The Andrássy Street in Budapest and the Tokaj Wine region. I would like to introduce the Hungarian World Heritage sites to you.
1987 Budapest, the banks of the Danube and the Buda Castle district
The Buda Castle is the most interesting cultural and historical part of Budapest. The Castle Hill and Gellert Hill with the Danube is the well-known landscape of Budapest. Within that area are the Buda Castle, Matthias Church, the Parliament and Danube Bridges like Chain Bridge and Liberty Bridge. If you are in Budapest, do not miss to take a trip with tram No 2 which runs along the Pest side of the Danube bank.
For more detail see also the article on 'Budapest, Castle District' http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/9533... and 'Bridges of Budapest' http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/9533...
1987 Hollokö
It is a small village in Cserhát Hills in Northern part of Hungary. Its tradition and unique architectural monuments made it to a living museum. Interesting thing is that Hollokö was the first village in the World Heritage programme. This preserved traditional settlement was developed mainly during the 17th and 18th centuries. Near to the village are the ruins of Castle of Hollokö, from where you can see a nice panorama.
1995 Caves of Aggtelek and Slovak karsts
In Northern Hungary, next to the Slovak border is this area, where many varieties of formations are concentrated in a restricted area. 712 caves, which are currently recognized, make up a typical temperate-zone karstic system. The extremely rare combination of tropical and glacial climatic effects make it possible to study geological history over tens of millions of years. http://www.anp.hu/anp/default.asp See also the article on 'The Baradla Cave' http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/9533...
1996 Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its natural environment
Pannonhalma The first Benedictine monks settled here in 996. They went on to convert the Hungarians, to found the country's first school and to write the first document in Hungarian in 1055. From the time of its founding, this monastic community has promoted culture throughout central Europe. Its 1,000-year history can be seen in the succession of architectural styles of the monastic buildings (the oldest dating from 1224). The building is today home of a school and the monastic community. http://www.osb.hu/english/
1999 Hortobágy National Park
The Hungarian Puszta (Plain) is an outstanding example of a cultural landscape shaped by a pastoral human society. The landscape of the Hortobágy National Park preserves intact and visible the evidence of its traditional use over more than two thousand years and represents the harmonious interaction between human beings and nature. Hortobágy consists of a vast area of plains and wetlands in eastern Hungary. Traditional forms of land use, such as the grazing of domestic animals, have been present in this pastoral society.
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