Szokolya: Holiday Apartments and Houses

In the immediate vicinity of Szokolya are the Kismaros Swabian Museum Collection and Migazzi Castle. For travelers with an interest in culture, these two sites provide specific points of reference.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Szokolya.

Nature

Darabos-hegy, Sajikút-hegy, Hálás-bérc, and Ló-hegy are located in the area surrounding Szokolya. Kúlyika is also located in the wider regional surroundings of Szokolya.

Getting There

Szokolya can be reached by the Kismaros–Szokolya–Királyrét forest railway; by road, Route 12103 leads from Kismaros to the settlement.

Geographical Location

Szokolya is located in the Szob District of Pest County on the Morgó-patak stream; the municipality also includes the northwestern parts of Paphegy and Királyrét.

Local roads and bus connections to Kismaros are listed for Szokolya. A railway station is located approximately one kilometer east of the settlement on the Vác–Balassagyarmat railway line.

History

Two preserved remains of earthworks are located on the Pap-hegy ridge and on Várhegy above Királyrét.

The settlement lies in the southern Börzsöny; Királyrét, a peripheral part of Szokolya, lies below the foothills of the Börzsöny.

Királyrét is described as an excursion center associated with the foothills of the Börzsöny. This is particularly suitable for a stay focused on excursions in the foothills of the Börzsöny.

Culture

Local cultural and memorial sites include Reformed and Catholic churches, a Baptist prayer house, the Mányoki-Viski Exhibition and Memorial Room, Palóc houses on Fő Street, war memorials, and statues.

At the foot of Királyrét's Vár-hegy, a lake forms part of the area's visitor landscape; historically, the area is also associated with Queen Beatrix bathing there.

Szokolya is a municipality within the geographical region of the Börzsöny.

Other places: Veröce, Sződliget, Vác, Kosd, Nagymaros, Kismaros, Acsa.

To the overview of the surrounding destination: Váci.