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Pétervására is a town of 2,000 people (2021), and a district in the Tarna Valley in Heves County.

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Keglevich Castle

It is bordered on the south-southwest by the Mátra mountains, on the north by the Tarnavidék Landscape Protection Area, and on the east by the Bükk region.

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The town is 33 km from Eger, 35 km from Salgótarján and 36 km from Ózd. It crosses Highway 23. There is no rail connection.

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In the town[edit]

  • Pétervásár Roman Catholic church. Built for Charles Keglevich in 1812-17. It was one of Hungary first romantic style, neo-Gothic buildings. In the lower church there is the crypt of the Keglevichs, which was walled in 1980 after the death of the last descendant.
  • Circular chapel: At the intersection of Kossuth and Petőfi roads stands a small circular church built in 1722 in Baroque style.
  • Keglevich Castle. The U-shaped, two-storey baroque castle with a mansard roof was built in 1760 for Gábor Keglevich. Today, a vocational school and a dormitory operate in the building.
  • In Freedom Square, the World War I memorial, which has stood in since 1920, and Soviet Heroic Monument.
  • Statue of Liberty: on Szabadság Square in the pre-school park since 1967, has honoured the "Soviet Heroes of Liberation".

In the district[edit]

  • 1 Matraderecske (Mátraderecske). Castle Kanázs
  • 2 Parad (Parád). the park of the Spa, Helena Valley Falls
  • 3 Recsk. National Memorial Park, Horse chestnut row
  • 4 Sirok. Castle

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