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Nógrád

Coordinates:47°54′17″N19°03′06″E/ 47.90482°N 19.05157°E/47.90482; 19.05157
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Nógrád
Novohrad
Location of Nógrád county in Hungary
Location of Nógrád county in Hungary
Nógrád is located in Hungary
Nógrád
Nógrád
Location of Nógrád
Coordinates:47°54′17″N19°03′06″E/ 47.90482°N 19.05157°E/47.90482; 19.05157
CountryHungary
CountyNógrád
Area
• Total29.52 km2(11.40 sq mi)
Population
(2004)
• Total1,573
• Density53.28/km2(138.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
2642
Area code35

Nógrád(Slovak:Novohrad;German:Neuburg) is a village inNógrád County,Hungary.

Etymology

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The name comes from SlavicNovgrad( "New Castle" ) from which evolvedSlovakNovohrad(with the same meaning) and HungarianNógrád.1138/1329civitas Naugrad,around 1200castrum Nougrad,1217castrum de Nevgrad.[1]The village (1405villa Newgrad) and the county was named after the castle.

References

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  1. ^Branislav, Varsik(1994). "Osídlenie Novohradu a Ipeľskej kotliny vo svetle miestnych názvov".Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi)(in Slovak). Veda. p. 115.ISBN80-224-0175-7.
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