Forró, Hungary
Appearance
Forró | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 48°19′27.19″N 21°5′16.94″E / 48.3242194°N 21.0880389°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Regions | Northern Hungary |
County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County |
Area | |
• Total | 19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,459 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Forró (Slovak: Forov) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. As of 2008[update], the village had a population of 2,459.[1] A large Bronze Age hoard was discovered at the village in the 19th century. The treasure is now in the collections of the British Museum, London.[2]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Bronze_Age_Treasure_from_Forr%C3%B3%2C_Hungary_in_the_British_Museum.jpg/220px-Bronze_Age_Treasure_from_Forr%C3%B3%2C_Hungary_in_the_British_Museum.jpg)
See also
[edit]- Zsujta for another Bronze Age hoard from northern Hungary
- Paks-Dunaföldvár gold hoard from the Bronze Age
References
[edit]- ^ KSH (in Hungarian)
- ^ British Museum Collection