Nógrád

Nógrád (Slovak: Novohrad; German: Neuburg) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary.

The name comes from Slavic Novgrad ("New Castle") from which evolved Slovak Novohrad (with the same meaning) and Hungarian Nógrád.

1138/1329 civitas Naugrad, around 1200 castrum Nougrad, 1217 castrum de Nevgrad.

[1] The village (1405 villa Newgrad) and the county was named after the castle.

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