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OUR COUNTRY
Factfile• Area: 93.036 km2
• Population: 10 000 000 heads
• Capital city: Budapest
• Major cities: Debrecen, Miskolc, Győr, Pécs Szeged, Kecskemét, Szombathely Nyíregyháza, Székesfehérvár
• Main rivers: Danube and Tisza
• Important lakes: Balaton, Fertő, Velencei and Tisza
• Highest point: Kékes (1014 m)
• National parks: 10
OUR REGION
It is located in the northeastern
part of Hungary.
This region includes 3
counties:
Hajdú-Bihar
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
What to know about this region?NORTH GREAT PLAIN REGION
• huge agricultural area
• good quality soil
• ploughlands, grasslands, forests
• River Tisza
• one of the warmest regions of the country
• plenty of sunshine
annual mean temperature: 10°C
Changes in annual mean temperature
Changes in the annual amount of precipitation,
1951-2004 (Source: OMSZ)
not enough precipitation (400-500 mm)
less or no snow during winter
Debrecen: the regional centresecond largest Hungarian city
nearly 200.000 people live here, but attracts more…
busy industrial lifefood industrymachine industrypharmaceutical industry
Educational and cultural centre
University of DebrecenCsokonai Theatre
Big Calvinist Church
Debrecen: centre of transportation
M35 motorway
Airport
climate change has a huge impact on agriculture
many people live off the land in the Eastern part of Hungary
droughts are present every year
tourism can ˝win˝ on climate change
warmer climate could attract more tourists to visit us
weather extremes can destroy the crops they produce
Major impacts of climate change on the region
the ˝˝treasures˝ of the national park will be in danger in the future
water supply problems
The climate of Hungary could change from continental to Mediterranean soon…
Hortobágy – ˝the Puszta˝the first national park of Hungary (1973)
cultural landscape with dry lands and fish ponds
rich in birds
<<< UNESCO World Heritage Site
Many interesting places to see…
Csaroda, church
Túristvándi, water mill
Máriapócs,place of pilgrimage
Abádszalók & Lake Tisza, perfect for recreation
Hajdúszoboszló, spaDebrecen, flower parade
rural traditions