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Nógrád
Nógrád (Slovak: Novohrad; German: Neuburg) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary.

Etymology

The name comes from Slavic Novgrad ("New Castle") from which evolved Slovak Novohrad (with the same meaning) and Hungarian Nógrád. 1138/1329 civitas Naugrad, around 1200 castrum Nougrad, 1217 castrum de Nevgrad. The village (1405 villa Newgrad) and the county was named after the castle.

References

  1. ^ Branislav, Varsik (1994). "Osídlenie Novohradu a Ipeľskej kotliny vo svetle miestnych názvov". Kontinuita medzi veľkomoravskými Slovienmi a stredovekými severouhorskými Slovanmi (Slovákmi) (in Slovak). Veda. p. 115. ISBN 80-224-0175-7.


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