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In our county, another ancient element, the earth, is mainly Th e major part of Nógrád is fi lled with the Cserhát Moun-

seen in the form of hills. In the western part of Nógrád, the tains. The lovely slopes and wonderful atmosphere cap-

volcanic peaks of the Börzsöny are rising. Its ca. 900 me- tivated or attracted countless artists, including Kálmán

tre tall peaks: the Csóványos, the Magos Tree, the Nagy- Mikszáth. The valleys of the Cserhát store the oldest, most
Hideghegy (Great Cold Hill), and the Nagy-Inóc, can be characteristic, and most untouched villages. Like many tiny

“attacked” quite easily from Diósjenő, where tourist houses sanatoriums.
are also found. The Karancs-Medves mountain range extends to the north

The south-eastern part of our county is dominated by the of today’s Nógrád County. According to Mikszáth, the for-

old Mátra. It is best to start conquering it from Pásztó, from mer one is the Palóc Olympus, the sacred mountain of the
the gate of the Mátra Mountains. Palóc, while the largest and most beautiful basalt plateau

of Central Europe was named after Medves, the latt er one.
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