Karancsalja: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Karancsalja has a clearly identifiable landscape setting: Karancs, Kercsek-tető and Homorú-tető are located in the surrounding area of the village.

A holiday apartment in Karancsalja is accommodation for a stay in the village.

Nature

Kis-Salgó is located in the wider surroundings of Karancsalja.

The Karancshegyi Chapel stands on the 685-metre-high Kápolna Hill, which belongs to the Karancs Mountains.

History and Culture

In the Bronze Age, Kápolna Hill was a fortified settlement; surface finds and earthworks can still be observed at its edge today. Anyone interested in traces of early settlements will find a specific cultural connection here.

The Karancshegyi Chapel is located in Karancsalja. Its surviving parts include a Romanesque sandstone triumphal arch and an eastern side chapel; it was built on the hilltop in the 18th century and dedicated to Saint Margaret.

To view other local pages, you can also visit Egyházasgerge, Cered, Bárna, Ipolytarnóc, Schalgotarjan and Somoskőújfalu.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Salgótarjáni.