Fót is a town in Pest county , Budapest metropolitan area , Hungary .
6-504: Fót is about 17 kilometres (11 miles) north of the edge of Budapest. The North Hungarian foothills lie to the west. The nearest settlement to the west is Dunakeszi , to the northeast are Csomád and Veresegyház , to the east is Mogyoród and Budapest is to the south. The highest point of nearby Somlyó Hill reaches 287 metres (942 feet) above sea level . The older areas of Fót feature the notable Catholic Szeplőtelen Fogantatás (Immaculate Conception) Church, built between 1845 and 1855, and
12-685: Is also of volcanic origin. The Bükk is a limestone range; it has the highest average height in Hungary . It is rich in caves, some of which were inhabited in ancient times. The Aggtelek Karst area is a geologic formation spanning the Hungarian-Slovakian border, and the reason for the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst World Heritage Site , and the Hungarian Aggtelek National Park . Hungary 's
18-612: Is the Cserhát , with the same geological composition as the Börzsöny . Erosion here was more severe: these are mere hills and comprise the lowest part of the North Hungarian Mountains. The highest point is Naszály (654 m). Kékes , the country's highest peak at 1014 meters, is located in the next range, Mátra . However, the range's average height is only 600 meters, less than that of the neighboring Bükk . Mátra
24-670: Is the northern, mountainous part of Hungary . It forms a geographical unity with the Mátra-Slanec Area , the adjacent parts of Slovakia . It is a separate geomorphological area within the Western Carpathians . The mountains run along the northeastern border of Hungary as well as eastern parts of the Hungarian–Slovak border in broadband from the Danube Bend to the town of Prešov . The area consists of
30-620: The Károlyi Palace, both designed by architect Miklós Ybl . Fót is twinned with: This Pest County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North Hungarian Mountains The North Hungarian Mountains ( Hungarian : Északi-középhegység ), sometimes also referred to as the Northeast Hungarian Mountains , Northeast Mountains , North Hungarian Highlands , North Hungarian Mid-Mountains or North Hungarian Range ,
36-693: The following geomorphological units: Ranges of the adjacent Mátra-Slanec Area in Slovakia: The North Hungarian Mountains begin with the mountain range of Börzsöny , adjacent to the Danube Bend, where it meets the Transdanubian Mountains . The Börzsöny range is about 600 km in area, and mainly of volcanic origin. The highest peak is the Csóványos (938 m). The next range towards the east
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