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Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta

Hungary
Date of Inscription: 1999
Criteria: (iv)(v)
Counties of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
N47 35 40 E21 09 24
Ref: 474rev

Brief Description

The cultural landscape of the Hortobágy Puszta consists of a vast area of plains and wetlands in eastern Hungary. Traditional forms of land use, such as the grazing of domestic animals, have been present in this pastoral society for more than two millennia.

Justification for Inscription

Criterion (iv): The Hungarian Puszta is an outstanding example of a cultural landscape shaped by a pastoral human society. Criterion (v): The landscape of the Hortobágy National Park preserves intact and visible the evidence of its traditional use over more than two millennia and represents the harmonious interaction between human beings and nature.

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