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family also made a great impact on the life and current look of the city in the next centuries. Probably the most popular tourist attraction of Tata is the Castle from the 14th century settled next to another sight, the Old Lake. The English garden which takes in almost the whole city comes from the
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The natural aptitudes of the area are outstanding, the main national tourist routes (Blue, Red, Yellow, Green) cross the territory just as well as some IVV routes. The Blue-route touches the Nagy-Gete hill and the "hovering rock” of the Old Stone (altitude: 375 m) where rock climbing is a popular
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with a population of about 20,000. It is a natural local centre of tourism and trade due to its favorable location at the Slovakian border. The town’s value in tourism is partly based on its healing water and baths.
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Zoltán Czibor was a member of the national football team of Hungary (Golden Team) beating the English squad by 6:3 at the Wembley in 1954. An exhibition of his legacy can be seen at the Sport Club of Komárom.
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Esterhazys. The cultural life of Tata is demonstrated by museums like the Outdoor Museum of Geology, the Kuny Domonkos Museum or the German Gentilitial Museum. The
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can be seen from the Big- and Small-Gerecse according to weather. The area contains one of the most important centers of the Hungarian horse breeding culture,
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which was founded in 1947 by the merger of three small townships. With approximately 72,000 inhabitants and a history of mining and
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border. The area is not an independent administrative entity, it basically consists of the surroundings of three major cities –
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Popular tourist destination points are The King-well spring and the Gerecse-hilltop because even the far-placed Basilica of
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Júlia Vajda (Lilla), the love and muse of the great Hungarian poet Mihály Csokonai Vitéz lived and got buried at Dunaalmás.
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The Szent Ilona bay at Neszmély has a special Skanzen of boats to exhibit one of the last steamboats made in Hungary.
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became famous after the scruff-bone of a "homo erectus” (named Samu) had been found in the territory in 1965.
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was raised in the 18th century and hosted historical events like the signing of the "
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The area has many historical relics mostly from the Romans. The village called
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The only naval exhibition of Hungary can be seen at Komárom.Source:
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The cultural centre of the area is the more than 700-year-old town
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activity nowadays. The 20-25.000 years old relics of the
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12 water-mills operated at Tata in the 15th century
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