HUNGARYMade by Boglárka Kókai

Zsófia Katona

GENERAL DATAForm of State: RepublicHead of State: President Mr. János

Áder Prime minister:Viktor Orbán Population: Around 10 millionCurrency: HUF (Ft) Capital: Budapest

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONCentral

EuropeCarpathian

Basin

BUDAPEST

PARLIAMENT

OPERA HOUSE

HUNGARICUMS A hungaricum is something unique, speciality

that is peculiar to Hungary. 

GOULASH

Goulash is a soup or  stew of pork and

beef, noodles and vegetables, seasoned with pepper and other spices.

PEPPER

Pepper is a spice made from ground, dried fruits of Capsicum annuum, either bell pepper or chilipepper varieties or mixtures. In Hungary the most famous spice pepper is from Szeged region.

TÚRÓ RUDI

Túró Rudi is the name of a cold chocolate bar popular in Hungary. The bar is composed of a thin outer coating of chocolate and an inner filling of sweet curd.

PULI

 Puli is a small-medium breed of Hungarian herding and livestock guarding dog known for its long, curly black or white fur.

SALAMI

Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat, originating from one or a variety of animals. For example: Pick salami from Szeged.

WINE

Tokaji  is the Hungarian form for the name of the wines from the Tokaj wine region in Hungary.

TRADITIONAL COSTUMES

Hungarian people wore different traditional clothes in different regions.

They have rich embroidery and a lot of skirts for women and black trousers and boots for men.

FOLK MUSIC

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.  The most common instruments: violin, citera, double bass.

FOLK DANCE

Every natonality and region has got particular dances with common neme ‘Folk dance’. The most popular Hungarian dances: Kalocsai, Mezőségi, Szatmári.

EMBROIDERY

Kalocsa is famous for the bright coloured flower patterned hand made embroidery.

PORCELAIN Herend Porcelain

Manufactory is a Hungarian company, specializing in luxury hand painted and gilded porcelain. You can buy this porcelain in Mark & Spencer’s in London. Even the British Royal family use it.

FAMOUS HUNGARIANS(athletes, inventors)

DÁNIEL GYURTA

Hungarian swimmer.

He was only 15 years old when he won a silver medal in the men's 200m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

THE HUNGARIAN WATERPOLO TEAM

They won 15 Olympic, 10 World Championship, 5 FINA World League, 8 FINA World Cup and 21 European Championship medals.

KATINKA HOSSZÚ

She won her first medal at the 2004 European Short Course Championships, a bronze in 400m medley.

KRISZTINA EGERSZEGI

She is a hungarian swimmer. She was the youngest olympic champion. She was 15 years old.

INVENTORS

JÁNOS IRINYI

The inventor of match.

ALBERT SZENT-GYÖRGYI

He is credited with discovering vitamin C and the components and reactions of the citric acid cycle.

He was also active in the Hungarian Resistance during World War II and entered Hungarian politics after the war.

ERNŐ RUBIK

Ernő Rubik was a Hungarian inventor, architect and professor of architecture. He is best known for the invention of mechanical puzzles including Rubik's Cube.

JÁNOS NEUMANN

He was one of the inventors of computer.

FAMOUS PLACES

HORTOBÁGY

BALATON

BUDAPEST ZOO

LÁNCHÍD ( CHAIN BRIDGE )

FOODS

GULYAS

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH NOKEDLI

GUNDEL PANCAKE

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