The old part of the village Hollókő, a settlement nestling in the Cserhát Hills, has preserved its distinctive traditions to this day. Hollókő was the first village to be declared a World Heritage Site. The history of the village goes back to the 13th century, when after the Mongol invasion a castle was built on Szár Hill. The name (holló=raven, kő=stone) perhaps comes from the legend according to which the lord of a castle kidnapped a pretty maiden, whose nurse was a witch, and closed her into a room of the castle. The nurse made a pact with the devil to rescue the girl: the devil’s minions, disguised as ravens, took the stones of the castle away. The village is not just an open-air museum, which exhibits folk traditions, but also a living village where traditions and everyday life go hand in hand.
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