Terény
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Terény (Slovak: Terany) is a village in Nógrád county, Hungary.
Geography
[edit]The village is situated 20 km south of Balassagyarmat, in the valley of Szanda creek, 95 km from Budapest.
History
[edit]Terény was first mentioned as Teryan on a diploma during the Árpád dynasty, in 1274.
During the Middle Ages, Terény was referred to as Vásáros-Terjén (Terjén having a fair) on certificates and had the privileges of a city.
Notable residents
[edit]The most notable person from Terény is Albert Szent-Györgyi, a Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He spent his childhood in Kiskérpuszta in Terény.
References
[edit]48°0′26.78″N 19°22′5.05″E / 48.0074389°N 19.3680694°E
