Sirok

Sirok Castle ruins
Aerial Photo: Sirok - Castle

Sirok is a historic village (population 2,100) in Heves county in Hungary, situated near Eger in Mátra mountains. Today it is most known for its 13th-century castle ruins.

Etymology

The name comes from the Slavic širokъ—wide like Široka Planina, Široký Důl and many other similar Slavic names.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 574.
  2. ↑ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 434. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.

Coordinates: 47°55′52″N 20°11′49″E / 47.93111°N 20.19694°E / 47.93111; 20.19694

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