Great Hungarian Plain

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Great Hungarian Plain
Image:Hortobagy-ziehbrunnen.jpg
Wells in the Hortobágy Puszta, with a stable
Location	Hungary (also connected with the multinational Pannonian plain)
Territory	52,000 km²
Highest point	Hoportyó, 183 m
Lowest point	Tisza river
Terrain	Flat to rolling plains

The Great Alföld, Alföld, or Great Hungarian Plain (Hungarian: Alföld ['ɑlføld̪] or Nagyalföld, Slovak: Veľká dunajská kotlina, Romanian: Câmpia Tisei, Serbian and Croatian: simply Panonski basen or Панонски басен - Pannonian plain) is a plain/basin occupying the southern and eastern part of Hungary, some parts of eastern Slovakia (Východoslovenská nížina - Eastern Slovak Lowland), southwestern Ukraine (Zakarpats'ka nyzovyna - Transcarpathian Lowland), western Romania (various names), northern Serbia, and eastern Croatia (various names). It is the largest part of the Pannonian plain.

1 Boundaries
2 Great Alföld in Hungary
- 2.1 Parts
3 See also

[edit] Boundaries

Its boundaries are the Carpathians in the north and east, the Transdanubian Medium Mountains and Croatian mountains in the southwest, and approximately the Sava river in the south.

[edit] Great Alföld in Hungary

Image:Tanya alfold.jpg Its territory is 52,000 km² within Hungary so it comprises approx. 56% of the country. Its total territory is 100,000 km².

The most important Hungarian writers inspired by and associated with the Alföld are Ferenc Móra and Zsigmond Móricz as well as the poets Sándor Petőfi and Gyula Juhász.

Among the Hungarian scientists born in the Alföld are Zoltán Bay physicist, János Irinyi chemist, inventor of the noiseless match, János Kabay pharmacologist, Gábor Kátai physician and pharmacist and Frigyes Korányi physician and pulmonologist.

The most important river of the Alföld is Tisza.

The notable cities and towns with medicinal baths are Berekfürdő, Cserkeszőlő, Gyula, Hajdúszoboszló, Szentes and Szolnok.

Among the cultural festivals and programmes characteristic of the region are the Csángófesztivál (Csángó Festival) in Jászberény, the Cseresznyefesztivál (Sweet Cherry Festival) in Nagykörű, the Gulyásfesztivál (Goulash Festival) in Szolnok, the Hídi Vásár (Bridge Fair) in Hortobágy, the Hunniális at Ópusztaszer, the Szabadtéri Játékok (Open-air Games) in Szeged, the Várjátékok (Castle Games) in Gyula, the Virágkarnevál (Flower Carnival) in Debrecen and the Fishherman's Soup Boiling Festival in Baja.

[edit] Parts

The Great Hungarian Plain comprises the following areas:

[edit] See also

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Geographical regions of Hungary

Image:Hungary-geo-logo.jpg	Alpokalja	Kőszeg Mountains • Sopron Mountains • Vas Hills • Balfi Hills
	Little Hungarian Plain	Hanság • Fertőzug • Neusiedl Basin • Rábaköz • Szigetköz • Marcali Basin • Moson Plain • Komárom-Esztergom Plain
	Transdanubia	Zala Hills • Inner Somogy • Outer Somogy • Zselic • Völgység • Szekszárd Hills • Baranya Hills • Villány Mountains
	Transdanubian Medium Mountains	Keszthely Mountains • Tapolca Basin • Balaton Uplands • Bakony • Bakonyalja • Sokoró • Vértesalja • Velence Mountains • Gerecse Mountains • Buda Mountains • Pilis Mountains • Visegrád Mountains
	Mecsek	Western Mecsek • Eastern Mecsek
	Northern Medium Mountains	Börzsöny • Cserhát • Mátra • Mátralába • Bükk • Aggtelek Karst • Zemplén Mountains
	Great Hungarian Plain	Mezőföld • Sárrét • Sárköz • Drávamellék • Kiskunság • Jászság • Pest Plain • Heves Plain • Borsodi-Mezőség • Bodrogköz • Tiszahát • Szatmár Plain • Maros-Körös köze • Körös-vidék • Nagykunság • Hortobágy • Hajdúság • Nyírség