Mátraballa

Mátraballa is a village in Heves County, Northern Hungary Region, Hungary.

Mátraballa
Village (község)
Location of Heves County in Hungary
Mátraballa
Location of Mátraballa in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°59′10″N 20°01′19″E
Country Hungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyHeves County
SubregionPétervására District
Government
 • MayorRóbert Dudás [1]
Area
 • Total10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (1 Jan. 2015)
 • Total754
 • Density28.98/km2 (75.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3247
Area code36
Websitewww.matraballa.hu

Geography

The village is located on the northern border of the Mátra.

Communications

Mátraballa is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) both from Road 23. The Kisterenye-Kál-Kápolna railway line passes through the village, and Mátraballa railway station closed on 5 March 2007.[2]

Sights to visit
  • Millennium Miracle Monument - A work of Róbert Király, sculptor;
  • Country House - The objects of everyday use in the village can be seen here;
  • Church (originally in 1696 it was a stone church in this place);
  • World War heroic monument (before the church);
  • Parish (Petőfi u. 1.) - historic building, built in 1806 by the Orczy family.

References
  1. "Mátraballa Község Önkormányzata". Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  2. "Magyarország vasútállomásai és vasúti megállóhelyei" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2019-02-28.

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