Dobogókő is a popular tourist area near Pilisszentkereszt in Hungary, and the site of the highest point in the Visegrád Hills at 699 meters.[1] 133 people live here.
Up in the hills lies the Ödön Téry Memorial, a stone pyramid built in memory of one of great pioneers of Hungarian tourism. In Dobogókő there is a tourist museum and accommodation.[2] There are hiking possibilities to Prédikálószék, Rám-szakadék, and Árpádvár. Nearby larger settlements are Dömös and Szentendre.
Dobogókő is also a pilgrimage site for Hungarian neopagans (followers of the revived Táltos faith, that is similar to shamanism) who believe that the place is the "heart chakra" of the earth.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Phillips, Adrian; Scotchmer, Jo (2005). Hungary. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-091-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Guides, Rough (1 March 2010). The Rough Guide to Hungary. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-4053-8715-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Szilárdi, Réka (2013). Neopaganism in Hungary: Under the Spell of Roots. Acumen Publishing. pp. 230–248.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Hoppál, Mihály (2008). The first twenty years of the ISSR (International Society for Shamanistic Research). Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 231.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Povedák, István (2014). "From Attila to the Heart Chakra: Postmodern Pilgrimages". Acta Ethnographica Hungarica. 59 (2): 371–388. doi:10.1556/AEthn.2013.001.
External links
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- Dobogókői kirándulások képekkel - Dobogókő Hiking page – www.dobogokokirandulas.hu
- Dobogókő Ski Centre – www.dobogokosi.hu
- Snow forecast for Dobogókő Ski Centre
- Dobogókő in Utazgató.hu page
- Photos from the air about Dobogókő
47°43′N 18°54′E / 47.717°N 18.900°E
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