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Vályogház

Békés · Hongrie0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Vályogház (adobe house, "cob") in Békés county, Szeghalom/Mezőberény area (Hungarian Great Plain, Alföld, Hungary), at 86 m altitude, on the Körös plain. Continuous Hungary cluster (batches 258-293). Traditional rural house built of vályog (a mixture of earth, straw and dung), part of Hungary's vernacular architectural heritage. Part of the Körös-Maros National Park (great bustard Otis tarda, 1000+ breeding individuals in HU).

The setting

Békés Szeghalom/Mezőberény Alföld Hungary 86 m Körös, continuous cluster batches 258-293, vályog earth/straw/dung vernacular, Körös-Maros NP great bustard Otis tarda 1000+ HU.