Cserhát () is a mountain range in

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, part of the

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, divided between

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and Nógrád counties. Its highest point is the

Naszály Naszály is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Ro ...

with an elevation of 654 metres above sea level. Cserhát stretches from Cserhátalja to the valley of the Ipoly () river. Its central part is mountainous, covered with forests, while its southern and northern parts are hilly. Architecturally, the territory is rich in castles.

Hollókő Hollókő () is a Palóc ethnographic village in Hungary and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its name means "Raven-stone" in Hungarian. Location The village is located in Nógrád county, approximately 91.1 kilometres northeast from Budapest, the ...

, an

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, is located there.

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