Szarvaskő is a village in

Heves County Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and ...

Northern Hungary Northern Hungary (, ) is a region in Hungary. As a statistical region it includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád, but in colloquial speech it usually also refers to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The region is in the ...

Region,

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

Geography

The village is located on the western border of the

Bükk The Bükk Mountains () are a section of the North Hungarian Mountains of the Inner Western Carpathians. Much of the area is included in the Bükk National Park. Geography Although Kékes, the highest point in Hungary, is not here but in t ...

Mountains. Because of the picturesque landscape the village is on the path of the

National Blue Trail The National Blue Trail (in Hungarian: ''Országos Kéktúra'', short: ''OKT'') is a national trail in Hungary, for most of its length part of the European Long Distance Walking Route E4. The route starts atop the Írott-kő Mountain (884 m) ...

Communications

Szarvaskő is on the Road 25 between

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...

and Tarnalelesz. The

- Putnok railway line passes through the village, and there are 2 trains per day at the Szarvaskő railway station.

Sights to visit

* Szarvaskő Castle Ruin * Major-tetői kilátó (Major Lookout) * Roman Catholic church * Öko-Park Panzió-Kemping és Kalandpark (English: leisure-camping and adventure park)

Gallery

A Szarvaskői Várhegy 2008.jpg, The hill with the Szarvaskő castle ruin A Pyrker-szoros.JPG, The Pyrker Strait at the border of Szarvaskő with the memorial plaque (on the left side of the picture) A Major-tetői kilátó Szarvaskőn.jpg, The Major Lookout A szarvaskői Rk templom - 2009.jpg, The church A szarvaskői Várhegy.JPG , The hill with the Szarvaskő castle ruin Szarvaskő alagútak.JPG Szarvaskő egyik emlékműve.JPG A Trianoni Emlékmű Szarvaskőn.JPG A vállós kút.jpg Szarvaskő - Kulcsoshaz.jpg Szarvaskő vára.jpg

References

External links

* in Hungarian
Szarvaskő
Populated places in Heves County {{Heves-geo-stub