Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A European Country: Hungary

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Situation:
Hungary is situated on the East of Europe next to Austria and Slovakia.
Its capital is Budapest and it is the most famous city in Hungary.
The Danube is very present in this country; it’s the second biggest river in Europe



General information:
Its flag is composed of 3 horizontal stripes: the highest is red,
                                                                   the part in the middle is white
                                                                   and the lowest is green
The official language is Hungarian.
The currency of Hungary is the forint (1€ = 280 forints)
There are 10 076 062 inhabitants in this country.

The Capital: Budapest
The actual city is the reconciliation of Buda (old capital of Hungary situated on the left bank of the Danube) and Pest (the city on the right bank of Danube)


 In order to seal this reconciliation they built the Chain Bridge which connects the two cities.
 The most famous monuments in Budapest are the Thermal Bath where people play chess, play cards, swim and relax.










The Hosok Tere (square of heroes) is placed in UNESCO world heritage; around this square there is the museum of Fine Arts.


Traditions:
The most famous dish is goulash (it is a stew composed of beef and peppers in a paprika sauce).
The desserts are mainly composed of pancakes, like the Gundel palacsinta (pancakes in Hungarian).

Written by ChloƩ (Gomard)

QUIZZ: Can you answer the 2 questions: in the comment box)

1) What is the capital of Hungary?
2) What is the currency of Hungary?

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