 Location: Hungary is placed in the centre of Europe, by the

Danube.
 Frontiers: Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the
northwest, Romania to the east, Slovenia, Croatia and
Serbia to the south and Austria to the west.
 Population: There are 10 million inhabitants.
 Capital: Budapest.
 Government: democracy.
 Climate Life expectancy
The climate is continental.
Winters are cold and
summers are warm.

Life expectancing is
                 
74 years old.
For women is 78
years old and for
men 70 years old.
Languages Currency
The oficial The oficial
language currency is
is Hungarian the Forint.
but 10% also One euro
equals 250
speak
forints.
German.
Time zone The same timezone as Spain.

Religion
2/3 of the
population in
Hungary are
Catholics but
a minority of
¼ is
Protestant.
Traditional dresses
and dances

Shopping
-Wood
-Textiles
- Porcelain
- Ceramics
- Crystal
Goulach soup
 Ingredients for 4 people:
 1 kg. beef chuck
 1 tsp. salt
 2 onions, white or yellow
 2 Tbsp. lard or shortening
 2 Tbsp sweet paprika
 2 bay leaves
 1 Qt. water
 4 peeled and diced potatoes
 1/4 tsp. black pepper
Cut beef into 1 inch
squares, add 1/2 tsp. salt.
Chop onions and brown
in shortening, add beef
and paprika. Let beef
simmer in its own juice
along with salt and
paprika for 1 hr. on low
heat. Add water, diced
potatoes and remaining
salt. Cover and simmer
until potatoes are done
and meat is tender.
 Music
Hungary has made important contributions to folk
and classical music.
Frank Liszt, Béla Bartók and
Our teachers enjoyed the Opera Aida in Zoltán Kodály are three
Budapest last November after the
Comenius meeting in Tiszafured. famous composers.
Opera is also very important
in Hungary.

Béla Bartók
 The Heroes’ square

This is a complex of statues and The Monument was to

sculptures on the square. reflect royal continuity
and pride.

It was planned as part of the Millennium celebrations held in 1896 to

commemorate 1000 years of Hungarian history since the Conquest
of the Carpathian Basin by Magyar tribes.
 The Synagogue

This synagogue seats the largest number of people in the world

with its 2840 holding capacity. The external dimensions of the
Dohány street Main Synagogue are 26,80 x 74,95 meters, and it
measures 44 square meters from the inside. The towers are 44
meters high.
 It has nearly 700 rooms, is 268m long, 118m wide at
its maximum and over 90m high at the top of the
Parliament dome.

The massive,
neo-Gothic
Parliament
Building is one
of the landmark
symbols of
Budapest.
Work on the
building began
in 1884, and it
was completed
in 1902.
The main entrance leads to a ceremonial staircase with ceiling frescoes by
Károly Lotz. From here opens a 16-sided hall below the dome, used for
official receptions and ceremonies. The MP's debating chamber is in the
south wing.
 
Liberty bridge
Built in 1894, the bridge spans the Danube and was
opened in 1896 by the Emperor Franz Joseph. The bridge
is a steel construction and at first site looks like a
suspension bridge. However, the construction is a
combination of a steel arch with extra strength provided by
triangulation.
The
Royal
Palace

The first palace was built by Béla IV in 1243. In the 1350s, the Anjou
kings began to build a royal court here. The next king was
Sigismund of Luxemburg. King Mátyás gave a strong Renaissance
accent to the palace. The invading Turks used it as a barracks. The
Habsburgs built their Baroque palace
Photographs
          
 People in Hungary are
Curiosity very kind with tourists.
 Comenius
“A World of Differences”
meeting in Tiszafüred,
Hungary
24th November
1st December 2009

Working Session at
Kossuth Lajos
School
 GROUP MEMBERS
Introducing Spain to
 Carmen Mª Andrade Muñoz Kossuth Lajos students

Susana Fernández del Río

Marina Gallardo Briega

Marta Hidalgo Moreno

Estefanía Monzón Aguirre

Silvia Mª Muñoz Magdalena


IES Blas Infante. Córdoba. Spain. ICT Tourism.

For Comenius A World of Differences and School Peace Project

January 2009