Hont (municipality)

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Coat of arms of Hont
Hont (Hungary)
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Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Northern Hungary
County : Nógrád
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Balassagyarmat
District since 1.1.2013 : Balassagyarmat
Coordinates : 48 ° 3 '  N , 19 ° 0'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '2 "  N , 18 ° 59' 33"  E
Area : 24.13  km²
Residents : 515 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 21 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 35
Postal code : 2647
KSH kódja: 13204
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type : local community
Mayoress : Magdolna Gál (independent)
Postal address : Ipoly et al. 55
2647 Hont
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Hont is a Hungarian community in the county Balassagyarmat in Nógrád county . The district of Csitár belongs to the municipality.

Geographical location

Szomor is located about 23 kilometers west of the town of Balassagyarmat , 500 meters from the Ipoly River, which forms the border with Slovakia there . The neighboring municipality of Drégelypalánk is five kilometers east, across the Slovak border are the villages of Homok and Tešmák.

  • View of Hont (1929)

  • Hont (1935)

Attractions

  • Nature reserve and educational trail ( Honti-szakadék Természetvédelmi Terület és tanösvény )
  • Pásztorfiú statue, created in 1943 by László Marton, in the Csitár district
  • Roman Catholic Church Mennybemenetel , built in 1776 in baroque style
  • Roman Catholic chapel Magyarok Nagyasszonya , built in 1949, in the district of Csitár

traffic

Hont is on the main road number 2 that leads to the Slovakian border. The nearest train station is in Drégelypalánk.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Hont (Nógrád megye). Nemzeti Választási Iroda, October 13, 2019, accessed on July 16, 2020 (Hungarian).

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