UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta

Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Hungary, inscribed in 1999.

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.

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.

Country
Hungary
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1999
UNESCO reference
474
Area
74,820 ha

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