Wikijunior:Europe/Hungary
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Hungary is a small country in central Europe. It shares borders with Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. The capital city is Budapest. Other big cities in Hungary are Debrecen and Miskolc. Hungary has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and uses the Forint as its currency.
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[edit] Hungary's History
Hungary was founded in 1000 by Stephen I as a kingdom. Croatia became a part of Hungary in 12th century. The Mongols attacked Hungary in the 13th century. In 1301 the last king from the Árpád dynasty died out and after that the kings came from several families. In 1526 the Turks conquered large parts of the country, and it split up into three parts called Royal Hungary, Transylvania and Ottoman Hungary. The king of Royal Hungary came from the Habsburg family, so it became a part of the Austrian Empire. Hungary was re-united in 1699. After that there were two big uprisings against the Habsburg kings: one from 1703-1711 and the other in 1848-1849. The first one was lead by Francis II Rákóczi and Sándor Petőfi the poet took part in the second one. People in Hungary are proud of them, a lot of streets and schools have their names. After World War I the Allied powers divided Hungary and gave the parts to the neighboring countries. Almost 3.5 million Hungarians became minorities mostly in Romania, Slovakia and Serbia. In World War II joined the Axis powers and took back some of these territories, but after the war lost them and the Soviets took control. In 1956 there was a revolt against the Communist government. In 1989 Hungary became a republic.
dynasty - the family where the ruler of a country comes from
[edit] Hungary's Geography
Hungary can be found in the Carpathian basin. Most of Hungary is flat but the Carpathian mountains in the northern part of the country reach a height of 1,014m at the mountain Kékes.
