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Place in Northern Hungary, Hungary
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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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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.
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.
Mátraderecske
Castle Kanázs
Parád
the park of the Spa, Helena Valley Falls
National Memorial Park, Horse chestnut row
Castle
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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