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Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
Hungary
Date of Inscription: 2002
Criteria: (iii)(v) Core zone: 13255 ha Buffer zone: 74879 ha County of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén N48 09 E21 21 Ref: 1063 |
Brief Description
The cultural landscape of Tokaj graphically demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river valleys. The intricate pattern of vineyards, farms, villages and small towns, with their historic networks of deep wine cellars, illustrates every facet of the production of the famous Tokaj wines, the quality and management of which have been strictly regulated for nearly three centuries.
Justification for Inscription
Criterion (iii) The Tokaji wine region represents a distinct viticultural tradition that has existed for at least a thousand years and which has survived intact up to the present. Criterion (v) The entire landscape of the Tokaji wine region, including both vineyards and long established settlements, vividly illustrates the specialized form of traditional land-use that it represents.
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