Hungary–Slovakia border
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| Hungary–Slovakia border | |
|---|---|
 Bridge over Ronyva/Roňava near Sátoraljaújhely | |
| Characteristics | |
| Entities |  Hungary  Slovakia |
| Length | 679 km (422 mi) |
| History | |
| Established | 1920 Signing of the Treaty of Trianon at the end of the World War I |
| Current shape | 1947 Paris Peace Treaties |
| Treaties | Treaty of Trianon (1920) Second Vienna Award (1940) Paris Peace Treaties (1947) |
The border between the Hungary and Slovakia (Hungarian: magyar–szlovák államhatár; Slovak: Maďarská-slovensko štátne hranice) is the international border between Hungary and Slovakia. It forms a 679 kilometres (422 mi)[1] arc extending from the tripoint with Austria at the west to the tripoint with Ukraine at the east.
Counties and regions along the border
[edit]Hungary
[edit]Six Hungarian Counties have borders with Slovakia. These are the following:
Slovakia
[edit]Five Slovakian Regions have borders with Hungary. These are the following:
Border crossings
[edit]
Hungarian and Slovakian boundary markers
Road
[edit]Both countries are part of the Schengen Area and the European Union, so there are minimal or non-existent border controls.
| Hungary checkpoint | Slovak checkpoint | Opened | Type of road | Route in Hungary | Route in Slovakia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajka | Čunovo | 1998 | highway |  M15 |  D2 | Part of   E65 / E75 |
| main road |  15 |  I/2 | ||||
| local road | 1409 | |||||
| Lipót | Gabčíkovo | 26 July 2013[2] | ferry | 1414 | ||
| Vámosszabadi | Medveďov | 1973 | main road |  14 |  I/13 | Part of  E575Vámosszabadi Bridge over the Danube |
| Komárom | Komárno | 17 September 2020[3] |  13 | Monostori Bridge | ||
| 1946 | 132 |  I/64 | Elisabeth Bridge | |||
| Neszmély | Radvaň nad Dunajom | 29 June 2023[4] | ferry | |||
| Lábatlan (Piszke) | Kravany nad Dunajom | 2013 | ||||
| Esztergom | Štúrovo | 2016[5] | freight ferry | |||
| 2001 | main/local road | 11326 |  I/63 | Mária Valéria Bridge, vehicle only <3,5t | ||
| Ipolydamásd | Chľaba | 28 July 2023[6] | local road | 1515 | Károly Róbert Bridge over the Ipeľ | |
| Letkés | Salka | 1994 | 12111 | 1518 | vehicle only <3,5t | |
| Vámosmikola | Pastovce | planned | local road | 12113 | 1569 | with the planned Bridge |
| Tésa | Vyškovce nad Ipľom | local road | 12114 | 1583 | vehicle only <3,5t | |
| Hont (Parassapuszta) | Šahy (Homok) | main road |  2 |  I/66 | Part of  E77 | |
| planned | highway |  M2 |  R3 | planned in the future[7] | ||
| Drégelypalánk | Chľaba | 12 January 2024[8] | local road | 2208 | Saint Borbála Bridge | |
| Balassagyarmat | Slovenské Ďarmoty | 1998 | main road |  222 |  II/527A | |
| Őrhalom | Vrbovka | 1 December 2023[9] | local road | 2209 | 2610 | Szent-Iványi Bridge over the Ipeľ |
| Szécsény (Pösténypuszta) | Kováčovce (Peťov) | 24 February 2012[10] | 22105 | 2616 | Katalin Bridge | |
| Nógrádszakál (Ráróspuszta) | Trenč | 7 December 2011 | 22103 | 2679 | Madách Bridge | |
| Ipolytarnóc | Kalonda | local/main road | 2205 |  II/594 | vehicle only <3,5t | |
| Somoskőújfalu | Šiatorská Bukovinka | main road |  21 |  I/71 | ||
| Cered | Tachty | 2007 | local road | 23119 | 2783 | vehicle only <3,5t |
| Bánréve | Lenartovce | 2807 | ||||
| main road |  26 |  I/67 | ||||
| Aggtelek | Domica Cave | local/main road | 26104 |  II/587 | ||
| Tornanádaska | Hosťovce | main/local road |  27 | 3299 | ||
| Hídvégardó | 2007 | local road | 2614 | 3300 | ||
| Szemere | Buzica | 2626 | 3400 | |||
| Tornyosnémeti | Milhosť | 2018 | motorway |  M30 |  R4 | Part of  E71 |
| main road |  3 |  I/17 | ||||
| Abaújvár | Kechnec (Vrbyny) | 2015 | local road | |||
| Kéked | Trstené pri Hornáde | 2011 | 3709 | 3342 | ||
| Hollóháza | Skároš | 2011 | 37124 | 3400 | ||
| Sátoraljaújhely | Slovenské Nové Mesto | main road |  37 |  I/79A | ||
| 2011 | local road | Rákóczi út | 3683 | Bereczki Bridge over Rozsnyó, vehicle only <3,5t | ||
| Karos | Streda nad Bodrogom | 2007 | 3686 | |||
| Pácin | Veľký Kamenec | 1995 | 38304 | 3689 | vehicle only <3,5t | |
| Nagyrozvágy | Veľký Horeš | 26 September 2023[11] | 38122 | 38112 | ||
| Lácacséke | Pribeník | 2011 | vehicle only <3,5t | |||
| Zemplénagárd | Veľké Trakany | 2013 | 38124 |
Rail
[edit]All railway crossings are standard gauge. As of June 2019, two railway crossings have active, passenger traffic.
- Rajka – Rusovce; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz, only cargo
- Komárom – Komárno; last train: 11 December 2004, electrified 25 kV 50 Hz
- Szob – Chľaba; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz, double-track line
- Ipolytarnóc – Kalonda; inactive
- Nógrádszakál – Bušince; inactive
- Somoskőújfalu – Šiatorská Bukovinka; last train: 3 April 2011
- Bánréve – Lenartovce; last train: 13 December 2008
- Hidasnémeti – Čaňa; electrified 25 kV 50 Hz
- Sátoraljaújhely – Slovenské Nové Mesto; last train: 13 December 2008
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "CIA – The World Factbook – Hungary". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. May 31, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ "Kompjárat Dunaremete és Bős között" (in Hungarian). 27 July 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Átadták Komáromban a Monostori hidat" (in Hungarian). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Új kompjárat köti össze Magyarországot és Szlovákiát Dunaradvány és Neszmély között". 29 June 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Átadták az Esztergom és Párkány közötti teherkompot". 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "A Károly Róbert híd összeköti, ami mindig is összetartozott". 28 July 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Ipolyságig ér majd az M2-es gyorsforgalmi út". 11 January 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Megépült a Magyarországot és Szlovákiát összekötő legújabb híd". 12 January 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Átadták az Őrhalom és Ipolyvarbó között épült hidat". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "HÍDAVATÁS AZ IPOLYON". 24 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Megnyitották a Nagygéres és a magyarországi Nagyrozvágy közötti összekötő utat". 26 September 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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