Nógrád

Nógrád (Russian: Новгород, Novgorod-Ugorsky;[1][2] German: Neuburg; Slovak: Novohrad) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary.

Nógrád
Nógrád
Location of Nógrád
Coordinates: 47.90482°N 19.05157°E / 47.90482; 19.05157
Country Hungary
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 code(s)35
For the county, see Nógrád County.

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic Novgrad ("New Castle") from which evolved Slovak Novohrad (with the same meaning) and Hungarian Nógrád. 1138/1329 civitas Naugrad, around 1200 castrum Nougrad, 1217 castrum de Nevgrad.[3] The village (1405 villa Newgrad) and the county was named after the castle.

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References

  1. Vernadsky, V. Voice from the Hungarian Ruthenia. "Russkaya Mysl". 1880
  2. Pogodin, A. Ruthenia Abroad. "Soikin Publishing". Petrograd 1915
  3. 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. ISBN 80-224-0175-7.



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