Hegyeshalom - Hegyeshalom

Hegyeshalom (German: Strass-Sommerein, Croatian: Štruos, Smierna) is a municipality in the county Győr-Moson-Sopron, Border town with Austria and an important regional transport hub. Before the expansion of the Schengen area to Hungary in 2007, the Hegyeshalom-Nickelsdorf motorway border crossing was one of the busiest in the world.

background

The settlement was first mentioned in 1217. After the Turkish wars in the 16th and 17th centuries, the community was settled by Germans who made up the majority of the population until World War II. Most of them were resettled in 1945 and 1946.

The place gained great importance with the construction of the railway line Vienna-Gyor 1863 and subsequently from railway lines Bratislava and Csorna. After the assignment of the Burgenland from Hungary to Austria in 1921, Hegyeshalom became a border town for rail and road.

In Hegyeshalom, work began to dismantle the Iron Curtain between Austria and Hungary. Originally, the fence was removed due to the need for renovation - Hungary did not have the money for a new building. The first segments were removed on May 2, 1989, but two months later it became a symbolic state act. For the media-effective severing by the Foreign Ministers of Austria and Hungary, Gyula Horn and Alois Mock, were close to Sopron legend has it that a few meters of fence were rebuilt.

getting there

Distances
Nickelsdorf	7.5 km
Mosonmagyaróvár	10 km
Rajka	12 km
Parndorf	28 km
Bratislava	36 km
Gyor	49 km
Airport Wien-Schwechat	54 km
Vienna	74 km
Budapest	170 km

The border crossing was open until December 21, 2007 Nickelsdorf-Hegyeshalom one of the busiest in Europe. The border controls became obsolete with the accession of Hungary to the Schengen area. Nevertheless, every train - including international long-distance trains - still stops in the relatively insignificant Hegyeshalom. The passport controls were dropped, but the change in personnel on the train continued.

In the course of the refugee movements in summer / autumn 2015, the border crossing at Hegyeshalom was severely restricted at times. The situation relaxed by spring 2016 and is now possible again without any problems.

By plane

• Nearest airport: Bratislava (approx. 45 km) and Vienna (approx. 60 km).

By train

Holds because of staff changes everyone Train between Vienna and Budapest in Hegyeshalom, also the fast Railjets. Hegyeshalom is officially a border station and can be reached from both Hungary and Austria at the domestic rate. Please note, however: The Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) do not allow tickets to be split into pieces - i.e. to combine two tickets to / from the border on an international journey.

• If you want to travel to Budapest in Hegyeshalom, you can't just sit on the train from Vienna, you have to get off. Boarding the train in Hegyeshalom is only possible if you are at the station at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure. Tickets have to be purchased in advance and they are stamped before departure. You cannot buy a ticket on the train! In this way it is not possible to continue on the same train that you took from Vienna. If you do this anyway, you risk a high fine.
• Anyone traveling in the direction of Vienna will also be asked to get off with a domestic ticket. However, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) are not nearly as strict. You can simply stay seated on the train and the ÖBB conductor will either stamp the train ticket for the onward journey or sell one.

In Hegyeshalom, among others:

• Railjets Vienna-Budapest (Euregio tickets are not valid)
• Regional express trains Vienna-Győr (Euregio tickets are available and valid)
• Regional trains from Bratislava-Petržalka
• Isolated long-distance trains between Bratislava and Budapest (mostly night trains with a longer route) that do not go via Šturovo.
• Regional trains from Csorna (connection ROeEE Sopron-Győr)

By bus

In the street

• Highway Budapest-Vienna (subject to toll); Exit 167 Hegyeshalom kelet and 171 Hegyeshalom
• Expressway Mosonmagyaróvár-Bratislava (subject to toll); Exit 2 Hegyeshalom / Mosonmagyaróvár and 6 Bezenye

Toll-free journey:

• From Vienna: Ost Autobahn to exit 64 Nickelsdorf and continue over the old border crossing and the trunk road
• From Bratislava: via the old highways and to Bezenye, then turn right onto regional road 1501.

Tourist Attractions

The village itself is important as a transport hub, but has little to offer for sightseeing. The Romanesque Church of St. Bartolomew from the age of the Árpád was built in the 13th century and gothicised in the 15th century. Church tower in Gothic style from the 18th century; Fő ut 29. One Protestant church from the 19th century was built by Karl Gottfried Bendl; For 45.

activities

There are two Bathing ponds on the northern outskirts: Stettni-tó and Bányató.

shop

There are a few small supermarkets in the village itself. Larger shops are located on the motorway near the border crossing. These sell typical Hungarian souvenirs such as salami and peppers - but at a bit inflated prices. There are better shopping possibilities in the nearby Mosonmagyaróvárincluding a large Tesco supermarket.

kitchen

There are two small restaurants in the village as well as some fast food outlets at the train station. At the motorway border crossing there are some restaurants for transit travelers (Paprika Csárda) and on the main road Mosonmagyaróvár, a little outside the village, the restaurant Flamingo.

nightlife

The rock festival Nova Rock, which takes place annually in early summer and lasts several days, is from the neighborhood Nickelsdorf up to here to hear.

accommodation

• In the village
  • Popeyelast change: not specified

• At the motorway border crossing
  • paprikalast change: not specified
  • Paprika M1last change: not specified

• On the Mosonmagyaróvár-Hegyeshalom highway
  • Barókk Hotellast change: not specified
  • Wind Rancholast change: not specified

health

Practical advice

trips

• Bratislava
• Lake Neusiedl - Seewinkel
• Castle of Mosonmagyaróvár

literature

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