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KEY DATES IN HUNGARIAN HISTORY
c.AD 100 Romans establish Aquincum
c.410 Huns overrun the region
896 Magyar tribes arrive
1001 Coronation of István I, Hungary’s first king
1300s Angevin rule begins
1458–90 Reign of Mátyás Corvinus
1526 Turks win the Battle of Mohács
1526–41 Turks conquer Buda on three occasions
1541 The start of Ottoman rule
The Szechenyi Baths in Budapest
1686 Christian troops enter Buda, ending Turkish
rule in Hungary
to witness these, particularly in the 1848 Hungarian Nationalist uprising
countryside. Musically, the country 1867 Compromise with Austria gives Hungary
has always had much to be proud of, independence in internal affairs
including composers Franz Liszt and 1873 Buda and Pest become Budapest
Béla Bartók, while in literature, the 1918 With the break-up of the Austro- Hungarian
Communist years produced some very Empire, Hungary gains independence after nearly
400 years of foreign rule
powerful voices, among them Tibor 1941 Hungary enters World War II
Déry and István Örkény. Otherwise, the 1945 Russian army takes Budapest
country is best known for its cuisine, 1956 Russia suppresses a nationalist uprising
which incorporates a wide range of 1989 Hungary proclaimed a democratic republic
wines and meat-based dishes (such 2003 Hungary becomes a member of EU
as goulash), the latter invariably 2014 Viktor Orban wins a second consecutive term
spiced with paprika, the country’s as prime minister
most famous export.
Krakow
Kiev
Zilina
SL OV AKIA 37 Bodrog UKRAINE
Vienna 26
Bratislava 4
Miskolc
Salgótarján Tokaj
36 Szamos
25
Nyíregyháza
Eger
M1 21 M3
Esztergom 3
10 M3
Gyr 11 M35
85 M1 Szentendre Tiszafüred
M3
AUSTRIA Tatabánya Tisza 33 Debrecen
86 BUDAPEST 32
84
31 34
81
M7
Szombathely 83 M5 4
Rába 8 Székesfehérvár 50 Szolnok 4 Berettyóújfalu Bucharest
Graz 8 42
Veszprém HUNGAR Y 47
Zalaegerszeg 76 84 71 Körö s
Lake Siófok 61 52 Kecskemét ROMANIA
86 Balaton 51 44 44
M7 45 Békéscsaba
SLOVENIA 75 74 M6 44
Ljubljana M7 61 65 Danube 53 5 Key
Nagykanizsa Kiskunhalas M5
61 Kaposvár Highway
Szekszárd 47
55 Major road
66 Szeged
68 43
55 Railroad
Zagreb Pécs 6 M6
CROATIA 6 51 International border
SERBIA Timisoara
58
Zagreb Belgrade For keys to symbols see back flap
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