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Description. Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. The capital of Nógrád county is Salgótarján. Its area is 2,544 km². It is the smallest county by population and the second smallest by area (after Komárom-Esztergom).
Slovakia. (1,747 km 2) Nógrád ( Hungarian; Latin: comitatus Neogradiensis, German: Neuburg or Neograd, Slovak: Novohrad) was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between Hungary and Slovakia.
Nógrád (Slovak: Novohrad; German: Neuburg) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary. Etymology. The name comes from Slavic Novgrad ("New Castle") from which evolved Slovak Novohrad (with the same meaning) and Hungarian Nógrád. 1138/1329 civitas Naugrad, around 1200 castrum Nougrad, 1217 castrum de Nevgrad.
Nograd, county, northern Hungary. Nograd is bounded by Slovakia to the north and by the counties of Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen to the northeast, Heves to the east and southeast, and Pest to the southwest and west. Salgotarjan is the county seat. Its Hungarian population is descended from the Paloc people.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nógrád county is in Northern Hungary on the border with Slovakia. Nógrád is famous for its historic architecture of ancient Gothic churches and stone castles dated to the 13th century. Other historic landmark includes the baroque buildings constructed in the 18th century and the Vay, Teleki.
Salgótarján is the county seat and largest city in Nógrád county, Hungary. Once a small mining town, the city was built in a very modern communist style, leaving much to be desired in terms of classical architecture. Nevertheless, the city boasts two excellent castle ruins and several hiking opportunities through the forested Cserhát hills.
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Aug 3, 2020 · 2020.08.03. 11 minutes reading time. When it comes to domestic trips, Nógrád County is not the first that comes into your mind. If you have to name a place from Nógrád, there is a good chance it will be Hollókő, but the rest of the county is not really on the tourist map of the country.
