Forró, Northern Hungary

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Forró
Village
Skyline of Forró
Forró is located in Hungary
Forró
Forró
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Country  Hungary
Regions Northern Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Area
 • Total 19.03 km2 (7.35 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 2,459
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Forró (Slovak: Forov) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. As of 2008 it had a population of 2459.[1] A large bronze age hoard was discovered at the village in the 19th century. The treasure is now in the collections of the British Museum, London.[2]

Pair of large bronze age arm bands from the Forró hoard on display in the British Museum (1400-1200 BC).









See also

References

  1. ↑ KSH (Hungarian)
  2. ↑ British Museum Collection [1]


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