Facts about Hungary

09/08/2025

28/02/2024

What does Elvis Presley have to do with Hungary? Quite a lot, it turns out. In 1957, he paid tribute to the country’s recent anti-Soviet uprising with a performance of Peace in the Valley. In 2011, Hungary awarded Elvis posthumous citizenship in recognition of his support all those years ago.

28/02/2024

The 26 letters of our alphabet seem rather measly next to Hungary’s 44. Even more intriguing, some of those letters are actually comprised of letter combinations. For instance, dzs, which is pronounced as j. No wonder it’s a notoriously difficult language to learn…

22/02/2024

Mummies aren’t just for Egypt, you know. Wander over to the Saint Stephen Basilica in Budapest and you will find something rather unexpected preserved in the chapel. The mummified right hand of King Stephen, the country’s first monarch, is displayed in an ornate glass case and considered a sacred relic.

22/02/2024

Hungary’s capital is well known for its thermal baths, but the subterranean labyrinth beneath them is more of a secret. Here lies the world’s largest thermal cave system. Don a helmet and explore the pink-hued Szemlö-hegy, one of the few caves open to the public.

19/02/2024

Hungarians have won gold medals in the Olympics every time they have competed. According to population size, Hungarians are just behind Finland in the tally of most gold medals won. The Budapest Grand Prix, the only Formula-One motor race in Eastern Europe, was inaugurated in August 1986.

17/02/2024

Highest Mountain: Kékes at 1014 meters above sea level.

15/02/2024

Hungarians rode into Europe on horseback, and still today, you can see the cowboys in the plains of Puszta.

15/02/2024

There are more than 1500 spas in Hungary, but the capital takes the prize when it comes to the number of thermal springs. No wonder that people have come here to enjoy the healing waters for thousands of years!

15/02/2024

Hungary has the second highest rate of su***de in the world at 21 per 100,000 people per year.[14]