Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
Parc national de Hortobágy - la Puszta
Cultural
About
The cultural landscape of the Hortobágy Puszta consists of a vast area of plains and wetlands in eastern Hungary. Traditional forms of land use, such as the grazing of domestic animals, have been present in this pastoral society for more than two millennia.
Outstanding Universal Value
Criterion (iv): The Hungarian Puszta is an outstanding example of a cultural landscape shaped by a pastoral human society.
Criterion (v): The landscape of the Hortobágy National Park preserves intact and visible the evidence of its traditional use over more than two millennia and represents the harmonious interaction between human beings and nature.
