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3 Street-by-Street: Hollókő . The Village Church VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
This elegant whitewashed
Set in a narrow valley in the Cserhát hills, Hollókő is church with wooden belfry, Practical Information
built in 1889, is at the very
104 km (65 miles) northeast of
one of the few entire villages in the world to have centre of the village and is Budapest, 20 km (12 miles) south
been placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The the focal point of Hollókő. of Szécsény. Road Map D2/3.
Palóc have lived here since the 13th century, when n Kossuth Lajos utca 68, (32) 57
90 10. Szécsény Potter’s House, Doll
the castle on Szárhegy was built. They use colourful Museum & Palóc Village Museum:
dialect and costume. Yet, in Hollókő all is not what Open daily; Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm;
it appears: the 58 houses, churches and work shops Nov–Mar: 10am–4pm. & 7
∑ holloko.hu
protected by UNESCO are little more than a century
old. Once entirely made of wood and thatch, the Transport
@ from Budapest.
village has burned down many times, and was
almost completely rebuilt in 1909 with brick walls . Palóc Village Museum
and tiled roofs. The vibrant costumes and lifestyles of
the Palóc people, with three generations
living under one roof, are vividly
represented at the museum. The Potter’s House
A showcase of simple but
elegant Palóc pottery, the
Potter’s House hosts pottery-
making demonstrations
and sells local wares.
Village House
This 19th-century wooden
house with a thatched
roof is one of the few to
have survived the many
fires that ravaged the
village over the centuries.

. Hollókő Castle Ruins of
A short walk from the the Castle
village centre are the
ruins of a 13th-century
fortress, destroyed
during the Turkish
retreat. It was partly
rebuilt in the 1990s.

Local Dress
The Palóc are Slovak in origin,
and their traditional dress, worn Main
by many of the village’s resi- entrance
dents, is distinctly Slavic, with
intricately embroidered motifs,
often of bright flowers. Married 0 metres 50
women wear head scarves; while,
unmarried girls don lace bonnets. Post Museum 0 yards 50
Palóc men wear black hats Doll Museum Two rooms in a small cottage
with embroidered ribbons. The These wonderfully detailed china display telegraph and
finest costumes can be seen on dolls are dressed in miniature communications equipment, Key
Sundays, when locals dress up versions of Palóc dress. The Doll as well as documents relating
for the morning church service. Hungarian women in traditional Suggested route
Palóc dress Museum has more than 200 dolls to the history of the postal
in its collection. service in Nógrád County.
For hotels and restaurants see pp264–269 and pp276–85 For keys to map symbols see back flap

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