Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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Traditional peasant culture was all but

destroyed in the 20th century, but folk

songs and dances still survive.

Musically, the country has produced

several famous composers, including

Franz Liszt and Béla Bartók, while in

literature, powerful voices include Tibor

Déry and István Örkény. Hungary is

also known for its beer and meat-based

dishes, the latter spiced with paprika,

the country’s most famous export.

KEY DATES IN HUNGARIAN HISTORY

c. AD 100 Romans establish Aquincum

c. 410 Huns overrun the region

896 Magyar tribes arrive

1001 Coronation of Stephen I (István),

Hungary’s first king

1300s Angevin rule begins

1458–90 Reign of Mátyás Corvinus

1526 Ottomans win the Battle of Mohács

1526–41 Ottomans conquer Buda three times

1541 Start of Ottoman rule

1686 Habsburg troops enter Buda, ending

Turkish rule in Hungary

1848 Hungarian Nationalist Uprising

1867 Compromise with Austria gives Hungary

independence in internal affairs

1873 Buda and Pest become Budapest

1918 With the break-up of the Austro-

Hungarian Empire, Hungary gains independence

after nearly 400 years of foreign rule

1941 Hungary enters World War II

1945 Soviet Army takes Budapest

1956 The Soviet suppresses a nationalist uprising

1989 Hungary proclaimed a democratic republic

2004 Hungary becomes a member of the EU

Folk dancers performing at a wine festival, Tihany

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Csaroda
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Dunaföldvár
Paks
Mohács
Baja
Kalocsa
Kiskunfélegyháza
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Gyula
Tokaj
Sárospatak
Szerencs
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Békéscsaba
Szolnok
Szekszárd
Szentendre Gödöllő
Vác
Visegrád
Esztergom
Nagybörzsöny and
Duna-Ipoly
National Park
Székesfehérvár
Kecskemét
Bükk National
Park
Eger
Lake
Tisza
Szeged
Hortobágy and
Hortobágy
National Park
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