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Top 10 Things People From Hungary Want You to Know - Coggle Diagram
Top 10 Things People From Hungary Want You to Know
BUDAPEST HAS REPURPOSED RUINS INTO PUBS
rather than demolishing ruined old buildings
people build within the ruins themselves
these ruins are old parts of the historic Jewish quarter
it's frowned upon to clink your beer glasses (because of an old tradition)
THEY HAVE A SPECIAL NAME FOR THEIR UNIQUE OFFERINGS
they have the nickname Hungary Coombes
paprika is an important hungaricum
used widely in national dishes like goulash
foie gras or goose liver comes from Hungary
also a variety of alcoholic drinks like pálinka
which is made of fruit and water
unicum
a bitter liqueur traditionally used to aid digestion
Tokai
a famed wine from the Tokai region
made from noble rot grapes
which is what gives it its famous sweet taste
IT'S HOME TO THE LARGEST SYNAGOGUE IN EUROPE
despite Hungary now having a Jewish population of only 1%
to thriving Christian population of roughly 50%
Budapest still boasts the largest synagogue in Europe and the third largest synagogue in the entire world
it's over 150 years old and seats nearly 3000 people
architecture early it's built in the Moorish style of medieval North Africa and Spain
also has strong gothic and Byzantine features
now houses the ravelin burg Holocaust Memorial Park and Hungarian Jewish Museum
THE LANGUAGE IS...TRICKY
Hungarian is one of the hardest languages to learn in the entire world
alphabet has 44 letters
which is 18 more letters than standard English and 11 more letters than the Russian alphabet
also got a difficult case system with people unable to agree on how many cases Hungarian has (anywhere from 18 to 35)
HUNGARY HAS WON A LARGE NUMBER OF OLYMPIC MEDALS
in fact as of 2019 Hungary boasts 498 Olympic medals
the games moved to Tokyo in 2020
Hungarian competitors consistently do well in events like fencing and gymnastics
as well as a range of aquatic events like swimming, water polo and even kayaking
the country is also competed in the game since the very first modern one in 1896 and have only missed the 1920 and 1984 competitions
THE COUNTRY HAS OVER 1000 NATURAL SPRINGS & THE WORLD'S LARGEST THERMAL LAKE
Hungary is a literal hotbed of geothermal activity
possessing the world's largest thermal lake that's available to bathe
in Lake Hévíz as well as over 1000 natural hot springs
over 500000 square feet in area and boasts many unique plants and animals because of its unique chemical composition
including some species of algae so rare they're only found there
Széchenyi Thermal Baths
the largest thermal bathing complex in Europe and the most popular in Budapest
there is a belief that these baths can help with many chronic illnesses like joint inflammation and degenerative orthopedic conditions
THEY KEEP A MUMMIFIED MEMENTO FROM THEIR FIRST KING IN SAINT STEPHEN'S BASILICA
Hungary's first official King was Stephen the first, later St. Stephen coronated in 1000 AD
St. Stephen's Basicilica in Budapest
you can still see the mummified remains of his holy right hand
he died in 1038 and was buried but his body was later moved in exhumed at
which point the hand was removed and taken to the Basilica
where it was put under constant guard (unfortunately one guard stole it and hid it in his estate in Romania)
the hand traveled across all of Eastern Europe for centuries until in the 18th century
Queen Maria Theresa of the Habsburg Empire bought it and gave it back to Hungary
THE COUNTRY IS LANDLOCKED BUT YOU CAN STILL HAVE A BEACH VACAY IN THE "HUNGARIAN SEA"
Lake Balaton
the largest lake in Central Europe
had a whopping 236 square miles in size
boasting the appropriate nickname magyar tenger or Hungarian sea
it's not too far away from Budapest
making it an ideal tourist destination and vacation spot for Hungarian natives
it even has its own music festival
the Balaton Sound festival
which is held every year
IT'S ONE OF EUROPES OLDEST COUNTRIES
Hungary was officially founded in 1896
still has a 1200 year long history
the Principality of Hungary is the earliest documented Hungarian state led by the Hungarian Grand Prince
it was then in the year 1000 but Stephen the first became the first king of the region as a whole
A TON OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS & INVENTORS HAVE BEEN HUNGARIAN
many Hungarians have won a variety of Nobel prizes
in fact Hungary has one of the highest rankings of Nobel Prize laureates per capita
boasting 13 winners of at least partial Hungarian origin between 1905 all the way to 2004
many of the winners have been in science and medicine fields
Imre Kertész being the main Arts winner taking the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2002 after writing novels about his time spent in Auschwitz while persecuted by the Nazis