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The University of Pécs | Szabolcs Csortos / University of Pécs

Pécs to receive UNESCO recognition

D&T
Jan 19, 2017

The southern Hungarian city of Pécs has been chosen as one of the 16 recepients of the UNESCO Learning City Award 2017 and thus to become the first Hungarian city to receive this recognition, the international organization has announced.

Hungarian skater Sándor Shaolin Liu (on the left) and his brother

Hungarian skater wins European title

D&T
Jan 16, 2017

Hungary's Sándor Shaolin Liu won the 1,000-meter event at the European Short Track Championship in Torino, Italy. He also finished second at the 3,000-meter superfinal while other members of the Hungarian team won another five silver medals.

Hungarian athletes of the year: Olympic champions Áron Szilágyi and Katinka Hosszú | Noémi Bruzák/MTI

Hungarian Athletes of the Year 2016

D&T
Jan 12, 2017

Three-time Rio Olympics champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú and saber fencer Áron Szilágyi, also an Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro last year have been elected Hungary’s 'Athletes of the Year 2016' by the country’s sports journalists.

Tésa

New cold record in Hungary

D&T
Jan 9, 2017

Minus 28.1 degrees Celsius (that is, minus 18.58 degrees Fahrenheit) was measured at dawn in the village of Tésa - a new cold record. The previous one, minus 26.5 degrees Celsius was measured 32 years ago in nearby Romhány.

European Goldfinch | Zoltán Orbán / MME

Hungarian bird of the year 2017

D&T
Jan 2, 2017

According to an internet survey conducted by the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society (MME), the Bird of the Year in Hungary in 2017 is the European Goldfinch (scientific name: Carduelis carduelis).

A GreenGo car in Budapest | Zsolt Szigetváry / MTI

GreenGo e-carsharing service in Budapest

D&T
Dec 29, 2016

70 cars are serving subscribers of the GreenGo e-carsharing service on the streets of Budapest. Cars can be booked through a mobile application and they can be left anywhere withing the service area after the end of the trip.

Katinka Hosszú winning the women's 400m individual medley at the Rio Olympics | Tamás Kovács / MTI

Katinka Hosszú - third best athlete of 2016

D&T
Dec 27, 2016

Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú was voted the third best European athlete of the year in a survey involving 27 European news agencies. She finished behind Real Madrid's Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and British tennis player Andy Murray.

Budapest Water Summit stamp ossued | source: philamirror.info

Budapest Water Summit stamp issued

D&T
Dec 23, 2016

A commemorative stamp has been issued following the Budapest Water Summit 2016. The stamp, designed by Anita Laczkó, is of 30×40 millimeters and is complemented with an orderly inscription arranged on a wave line.

Santa's trolleybus in Budapest | karacsonyszeretlek.hu

Santa’s trolleybus in Budapest

D&T
Dec 10, 2016

Similarly to last year, a specially decorated 'Santa’s trolleybus' is circulating until Christmas on various trolley lines in the Hungarian capital. ,Kids can travel together with Santa Claus and give him presents that will be forwarded to families in need by Santa’s Factory.

Katinka Hosszú

Katinka Hosszú - Swimmer of the Year

D&T
Dec 5, 2016

Hungary's Katinka Hosszú was named as the female Swimmer of the Year at the FINA/Alisports World Aquatics Gala held in Windsor, Canada this Sunday. She won three gold medals and a silver at the Summer Olympics in Rio earlier this year.

The Christma Tree of the Country erected by crane in front of Hungarian Parliament | Péter Lakatos / MTI

The Christmas Tree of the Country

D&T
Nov 25, 2016

Cherishing a tradition, a pine tree was erected as the Christmas Tree of the Country in front of the building of Hungarian Parliament this Friday. The 4.5-ton silver fir of about 20 meters in height was cut down in Sárszentmihály, Fejér County.

Bomb disposal ship at Budapest's Rákóczi Bridge | Balázs Mohai / MTI

Huge bomb removed from the Danube in Budapest

D&T
Nov 23, 2016

Technicians of the Hungarian military removed a 500-kilogram US bomb, hidden under water since WWII, from the river Danube near the Rákóczi Bridge in southern Budapest this Wednesday. The area was closed down for the duration of the operation.

President Áder (on the right) holding a magnified copy of the custom stamp | Szilárd Koszticsák / MTI

Stamp issued for Budapest Water Summit

D&T
Nov 21, 2016

Hungarian President János Áder, the Patron of this year's Budapest Water Summit has issued a special stamp for the occasion. Designed by artist Anita Laczkó; the miniature sheet with a face value of HUF 400 depicts water droplets forming a unique bird.

Former Real Madrid teammates at Ferenc Puskás' bust in Valdedeblas (Real Madrid's training center)

Puskás remembered in Madrid

D&T
Nov 17, 2016

Ten years after his death, and coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, the figure of Ferenc Puskás was the object of an emotional tribute that took place on Monday at the stadium where he concluded his legend.

Hungarian pianist

World-renowned Hungarian musician passes away

D&T
Nov 7, 2016

The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra has announced "with deep sadness" that its musical director, Zoltán Kocsis died Sunday afternoon "after a long illness borne with dignity" at the age of 64. He underwent heart surgery in 2012.

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