Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

The cultural landscape of Tokaj graphically demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river valleys. The intricate pattern of vineyards, farms, villages and small towns, with their historic networks of deep wine cellars, illustrates every facet of the production of the famous Tokaj wines, the quality and management of which have been strictly regulated for nearly three centuries.

 Hungary

County of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén

N48 8 60 E21 21 0

Date of Inscription: 2002

Criteria: (iii)(v)

Property : 13,255 ha

Buffer zone: 74,879 ha

Ref: 1063

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Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta

The cultural landscape of the Hortobágy Puszta 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 for more than two millennia.

 Hungary

Counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

N47 35 40.488 E21 9 24.408

Date of Inscription: 1999

Criteria: (iv)(v)

Property : 74,820 ha

Buffer zone: 199,380 ha

Ref: 474rev

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Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst

The variety of formations and the fact that they are concentrated in a restricted area means that the 712 caves currently identified make up a typical temperate-zone karstic system. Because they display an extremely rare combination of tropical and glacial climatic effects, they make it possible to study geological history over tens of millions of years.

 Hungary

 Slovakia

Districts of Rožnava and Spišská Nová Ves, Region of Košice (SK)

N48 28 32.628 E20 29 12.732

Date of Inscription: 1995

Extension: 2000

Minor boundary modification inscribed year: 2008

Criteria: (viii)

Property : 56,650.57 ha

Buffer zone: 86,797.33 ha

Ref: 725ter

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Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)

In the 4th century, a remarkable series of decorated tombs were constructed in the cemetery of the Roman provincial town of Sopianae (modern Pécs). These are important both structurally and architecturally, since they were built as underground burial chambers with memorial chapels above the ground. The tombs are important also in artistic terms, since they are richly decorated with murals of outstanding quality depicting Christian themes.

Hungary

County of Baranya

N46 4 27.984 E18 13 40.008

Date of Inscription: 2000

Criteria: (iii)(iv)

Property : 3.76 ha

Buffer zone: 4.87 ha

Ref: 853rev

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Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue

 
This site has the remains of monuments such as the Roman city of Aquincum and the Gothic castle of Buda, which have had a considerable influence on the architecture of various periods. It is one of the world's outstanding urban landscapes and illustrates the great periods in the history of the Hungarian capital.

 Hungary

Budapest

N47 28 56.712 E19 4 14.412

Date of Inscription: 1987

Extension: 2002

Criteria: (ii)(iv)

Property : 473 ha 

Buffer zone: 494 ha

Ref: 400bis

Source: http://whc.unesco.org