Verőce

Verőce (previously Nógrádverőce, German: Werowitz, Slovak: Verovce) is a village in the Danube Bend region.

Its name was first mentioned in a diploma between 1444 and 1460. The settlement was one of the ancient estates of the bishopric of Vác. After the Turkish occupation, the village was rebuilt by Hungarians, Slavs and Germans who returned from Upper Hungary.

There is no local public transport service. You can use the regional buses operated by Volánbusz.

By narrow-gauge train

Mk48 diesel locomotive in Kismaros

Királyrét Forest Railway (Királyréti Erdei Vasút) operates narrow-gauge trains between Kismaros and Királyrét. It was the oldest forest railway in the Börzsöny mountain range. The trains are operated between April 1 and September 30 every day, and between November 1 and March 31 on Saturdays and Sundays. The ticket costs for adult: 500 Ft–900 Ft; for senior, student: 400 Ft–500 Ft (depending on the distance).

• 🌍 Kismaros narrow-gauge railway station, ☏ +36 20 852-4512, csoport.kiralyret@gmail.com. Ticket office: Sa Su 08:30–18:00. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Királyrét narrow-gauge railway station. (updated Jan 2020)

In Verőce:

• 🌍 Gorka Ceramic Exhibition (Gorka Kerámia Kiállítás), Szamos utca 22, ☏ +36 27 350-033, polghiv@veroce.hu. Closed due to reconstruction. Géza Gorka, the famous ceramic artist settled in Verőce; his former house and yard is a museum. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Migazzi Mansion (Migazzi-kastély), Migazzi utca 1. Built in 1769 by count Bishop Kristóf Migazzi of Italian origin. The Baroque building was designed by Isidore Canevale, a French architect. The building was converted to Classicist style in the early 1800s. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Saint Andrew Roman Catholic Church (Szent András római katolikus templom), Lugosi utca. Built in 1736 in Baroque style. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Reformed Church (Református templom), Rákóczi út 41. Built in 1785 in Zopf style. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Ruins of Roman Watchtower (Római őrtorony maradványai). Ruins of a Roman-age beachhead, castellum. (updated Jan 2020)

Part of the riverside retaining walls at the Danube, Verőce

In Kismaros:

• 🌍 Kismaros Swabian Museum (Kismarosi Sváb Muzeális Gyűjtemény), Kossuth Lajos út 21, Kismaros, ☏ +36 20 923-4714, info@kismarosifalumuzeum.hu. Mar 15–Nov 15: W 09:00–13:00, F 14:00–18:00, Su 08:30–12:30. Museum for local historical collection, shows the life in the village, with photos, religious objects, long-standing tools of the village farming and viniculture of the Swabians. The exhibition comprises the history of Kismaros beginning from those ethnic German settlers who arrived in the first half of the 18th century until now. In the museum the visitors can listen to old Ethnic German religious and secular songs, costums and traditions. Free entrance. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Radio Museum (Rádiómúzeum), Kossuth Lajos út 43, Kismaros, ☏ +36 30 245-9118, kiallitas@radiomuzeum.hu. Closed due to reconstruction. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Roman Catholic Church (Római katolikus templom), Dózsa György utca. Built in 1827, the one-nave, Classicist, front towered church. Inside, the main highlight are two 17th-century Baroque sculpture: Zakariás and Elisabeth. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Monastery of House of Our Lady of Sisters of the Cistercian (Ciszterci Nővérek Boldogasszony Háza Monostor), Szuttai dűlő, Kismaros, ☏ +36 27 583-055, monostor@cisztercimonostor.hu. Modern style, founded in 1987. (updated Jan 2020)

Gorka Ceramic Exhibition in Verőce

In Szokolya:

• 🌍 Lynx House Visitor Center (Hiúz Ház Látogatóközpont), Királyrét, Szokolya, ☏ +36 27 585-625, hiuzhaz@dinpi.hu. F 09:00–15:00, Sa Su 09:30–16:00. Here you can find "The inhabitants of the Börzsöny" exhibition, which presents the nature values of Börzsöny. Adult: 700 Ft; senior, student: 500 Ft. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Királyrét Excursion Center (Királyréti Kirándulóközpont), Királyrét 7, Szokolya, ☏ +36 27 375-062, kiralyret@ipolyerdo.hu. 10:00–16:00. The exhibition presents the geological and landscape usage history of Királyrét. Adult: 500 Ft; children: 300 Ft. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Királyrét Nature Trail (Királyréti tanösvény), Királyrét, Szokolya, ☏ +36 27 585-625, kiralyret@dinpi.hu. There is a 2.9 km (1.8 mi) long nature trail, where you can learn about the forest and lake wildlife, the history of narrow-gauge railways and iron mining. Free to visit. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Ádám Mányoki and János Viski Painter Memorial Room (Mányoki Ádám és Viski János festő emlékszobája), Fő utca 83/a, Szokolya. M–Th 08:30–15:30, F 08:30–12:00. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Reformed Church (Református templom), Mányoki Ádám utca 7, Szokolya. Built in 1858 in Classicist style. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Nagy-Hideg Mountain (Nagy-Hideg-hegy). Third largest mountain in Börzsöny mountain range, 864 m (2,835 ft) a.s.l. (updated Jan 2020)

Migazzi Mansion in Verőce

• 🌍 Verőce Community House (Verőcei Művelődési Ház), Árpád út 20, muvelodesihaz@veroce.hu. M Tu 09:00–19:00, W–F 08:00–19:00. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Barna Party Lovarda, ☏ +36 70 433-4703, barnapartyvendeglo@invitel.hu. W–Su 09:00–19:00. Lunge riding: 1250 Ft for 15 min, riding training: 3060 Ft for 45 min, trail riding: 4500 Ft for 90 min. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Classic Csodafarm, Lózsi-völgy, ☏ +36 20 391-1661, classic.ponys@gmail.com. Tu Th Sa Su 09:00–17:00. Horse farm with ponies. Riding training: 2000 Ft for 30 min. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Verőce Free Beach. Jun–Aug. Free entrance. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Kacár Rauch (Kacár-tanya), Hunyadi János utca 23, Szokolya, ☏ +36 20 374-0267. Apr–Oct: Sa 10:00–14:00. Arts and crafts shows. Programs for groups: woodwork (carving, turning, traction chair), weaving, baking of bread blacksmithing, stone cutting, pottery, folk architecture (loam and cone production), animal care, crop production (seasonally plowing with horses, harvesting, threshing, kitchen gardens), animal shelter construction, furnace construction. Adult: 700 Ft, children 500 Ft + 500 Ft for participation in each craft per person. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Királyrét Draisine Loop (Királyréti Hajtánypálya), Királyrét, Szokolya, ☏ +36 20 468-7147, hajtanypalya@gmail.com. Apr–Oct. 400 Ft per person per loop. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Királyrét Fishing Lake, Királyrét, Szokolya, ☏ +36 27 375-167, info@kiralyretihorgaszto.hu. Apr–Oct: 08:00–18:00. Artificial lake with fishing possibilities. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Királyrét Riding Hall, Királyrét, Szokolya, ☏ +36 27 585-102, kastelylovarda@freemail.hu. Mar–Nov: 09:00–18:00. Lunge riding: 2000 Ft per person for 30 min, trail riding: 2500 Ft per hour, carriage tour: 2500 Ft for 30 min. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Kóspallag Fishing Lake, Kóspallag, ☏ +36 20 420-6048, ipolygroup@vipmail.hu. (updated Jan 2020)
• Beat Festival. In July. (updated Jan 2020)

Kismaros

• 🌍 Prima, Rákóczi út 33, ☏ +36 30 459-4023, veroce@mcsemege.hu. M–F 06:00–20:00, Sa 07:00–17:00, Su 08:00–14:00. Supermarket. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Coop, Aradi utca 18, Szokolya, ☏ +36 27 375-059. M–F 06:00–17:00, Sa 07:00–13:00, Su 07:00–11:00. (updated Jan 2020)
• 🌍 Prima, Szokolyai út 3, Kismaros, ☏ +36 30 620-7111, kismaros@mcsemege.hu. M–F 06:00–20:00, Sa 07:00–17:00, Su 08:00–14:00. Supermarket. (updated Jan 2020)

Verőce's postal code is H-2621, and its telephone area code is 27.

• 🌍 Verőce Post Office, Árpád út 23, ☏ +36 27 350-007, ugyfelszolgalat@posta.hu. M 08:00–12:00 12:30–18:00, Tu–Th 08:00–12:00 12:30–16:00, F 08:00–12:00 12:30–14:00. (updated Jan 2020)

• Leányfalu – village 19 km (12 mi) south
• Nagymaros – town 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest
• Rétság – town 18 km (11 mi) northeast
• Szentendre – town 25 km (16 mi) south
• Szob – town 20 km (12 mi) west
• Vác – town 11 km (6.8 mi) southeast
• Visegrád – town 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest