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The culture of Hungary is rich and varied, from the twin cities of Buda and Pest on the Danube, to the Great Plain bordering Ukraine. Today's Hungary was formerly (until 1918) part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Hungary has great folk traditions, producing embroideries, pottery, decorated buildings, and carvings. Hungarian music ranges from the rhapsodies of Franz Liszt to Roma and folk music. your mom! Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Danube River. ... Official languages Latin, German, Hungarian Established church Roman Catholic Capital & Largest City Vienna pop. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Gold Embroidery Cross-stitch embroidery, Hungary, mid-20th century Phulkari from Punjab region, India 15th century embroidered cope, Ghent, Belgium Embroidery, c. ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Carving can mean Rock carving Wood carving Meat carving See also: Sculpture, Lapidary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A rhapsody in music is a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, color and tonality. ... “Liszt” redirects here. ... 19th century print of Roma musicians Typically nomadic, the Roma have long acted as wandering entertainers and tradesmen. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the...

Hungary is well known for its water sports, e.g. swimming, canoeing, and water polo (despite its lack of large bodies of water and the fact that it is one of Europe's few landlocked countries). Many important mathematicians such as János Bolyai, Paul Erdős and John von Neumann were Hungarian. Hungarians are proud of their inventions such as the match, ballpoint pen, electronic railway engine, BASIC programming language and the theoretical background of the hydrogen bomb (independently of its questionable result). Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... It has been suggested that Canadian canoe be merged into this article or section. ... Water polo is a team water sport combining some elements of swimming and handball. ... A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ... János Bolyai (December 15, 1802–January 27, 1860) was a Hungarian mathematician. ... Paul ErdÅ‘s, also ErdÅ‘s Pál, in English Paul Erdos or Paul Erdös (March 26, 1913 – September 20, 1996), was an immensely prolific (and famously eccentric) Hungarian-born mathematician. ... For other persons named John Neumann, see John Neumann (disambiguation). ... An igniting match A match is a consumable tool for producing fire under controlled circumstances on demand. ... Ballpoint pen, disassembled (top) and complete (bottom) A ballpoint pen (also eponymously known in British English as a biro and pronounced bye-row in Britain but sometimes bee-row elsewhere), is a modern writing instrument. ... BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of high-level programming languages. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 18 km (60,000 feet) above the epicenter. ...

Hungary has a great literature, with many poets and writers, although not many are well known abroad due to the limited prevalence of the Hungarian language as a Finno-Ugric language. Some noted authors include Sándor Márai and Imre Kertész, who have been gaining acclaim in recent decades. János Kodolányi was more known in the middle of the twentieth century in Italy and Finland. Sándor Márai has a growing popularity nowadays in Europe. Imre Kertész won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002. Péter Esterházy is known and popular in Austria and Germany ,and Magda Szabó has become well-known in Europe recently as well. Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Hungarian (magyar nyelv  ) is a Finno-Ugric language (more specifically an Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. ... Geographical distribution of Finno-Ugric (Finno-Permic in blue, Ugric in green). ... Sándor Márai (detail of his statue in KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia) Sándor Márai (originally Sándor Károly Henrik Grosschmied de Mára) (April 11, 1900 – February 22, 1989) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. ... Imre Kertész (born November 9, 1929) is a Jewish-Hungarian author, Holocaust concentration camp survivor, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2002 for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history. Kertész best-known work, Fatelessness (Sorstalanság... János Kodolányi (Kodolányi János; Telki, March 13, 1899 – Budapest, August 10, 1969) Hungarian writer of short stories, novels and sociographies. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Count Péter Esterházy de Galántha (occasionally written Eszterházy) is one of the most widely known contemporary Hungarian writers. ... Magda Szabó (b. ...

Hungarian cuisine includes many pork and beef dishes, particularly goulash (a beef soup – gulya means a herd of cows, gulyás is like 'cowboy'), or a stew known in Hungarian as pörkölt. Dishes are often flavoured with paprika. Hungary also produces wine, including Tokaji from Tokaj. For other uses, see Pork (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... Goulash Goulash with gnocchi Goulash is hell on a plate, originally from wisconson, usually made of fried rice, mangos, teenage mutant ninja tutles, and turd powder. ... Beef Stew A stew is a common dish made of vegetables (particularly potatoes or beans), meat, poultry, or seafood cooked in some sort of broth or sauce. ... Capsicum fruit which comes in various shapes and colours can be used to make paprika. ... Tokaj cellar Tokaji, meaning of Tokaj in Hungarian, is used to label wines from the wine region of Tokaj-Hegyalja in Hungary. ... Tokaj is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. ...

See also

• List of Hungarians
• List of Hungarian rulers
• List of Hungarian writers
• List of Hungarian painters
• List of Hungarian architects
• List of Hungarian sculptors
• Renaissance architecture in Eastern Europe
• Hungarian literature
• Music of Hungary
• Hungarian cuisine
• Hungarian animals
• Common Hungarian surnames
• Eastern name order used in Hungarian personal names
• Magyar Cserkészszövetség
• Architecture of Hungary

The following is a list of prominent Magyars (Hungarians), the majority of whom grew to be famous within Hungary rather than abroad. ... This is a list of all rulers of the Kingdom of Hungary since Árpád. ... Ignác Acsády (1845–1904) Tamás Aczél (1921–1994) Endre Ady (1877–1919) Anonymus (2nd half of the XIII century) Zoltán Ambrus (1861–1932) Lajos Áprily (1897–1973) János Arany (1817–1882) László Arany (1844–1898) Mih... This is an incomplete list of Hungarian painters. ... This is an incomplete list of Hungarian architects. ... This is an incomplete list of Hungarian sculptors. ... Renaissance architecture was that style of architecture which evolved firstly in Florence and then Rome and other parts of Italy as the result of Humanism and a revived interest in Classical architecture. ... Ignác Acsády (1845–1904) Tamás Aczél (1921–1994) Endre Ady (1877–1919) Anonymus (2nd half of the XIII century) Zoltán Ambrus (1861–1932) Lajos Áprily (1897–1973) János Arany (1817–1882) László Arany (1844–1898) Mih... History: (Timeline and Samples) Genres Classical - Folk - Hardcore - Hip hop - Opera - Operett - Pop - Reggae - Rock - Wedding pop - Wedding rock Organisations Mahasz Awards Golden Giraffe Charts MAHASZ TOP 40 album, MAHASZ Kislemez TOP 10, Dance TOP 40 Festivals Sziget, Mayday, Táncháztalálkozó, Miskolc Opera Festival Media Radio PetÅ‘fi... Also Magyar cuisine. ... There are special Hungarian species of domestic animals which are seen as national symbols in Hungary, and there are gene banks to ensure their survival, especially in national parks. ... Family names can be unique or come in large numbers. ... It is nearly universal for a person to have a name; the rare exceptions occur in the cases of mentally disturbed parents, or wild children growing up in isolation. ... Membership badge of Magyar Cserkészszövetség Scouting in Hungary is maintained primarily through Magyar Cserkészet Tanácsa, the Council of Hungarian Scouting. ... Subcategories There are 2 subcategories in this category, which are shown below. ...

External links

• Culture of Hungary (Film, Fine arts, Folklore, Literature, Music, Press and Theatre) summarized at the administrative website of Hungary
• Some Hungarian proverbs reflecting the history and culture of the county