Úny

The village of Úny is situated in the loess-covered, hilly landscape of the Gerecse Mountains. Archaeological finds show that the settlement and its surroundings have been inhabited since prehistoric times; Bronze Age, Bronze Age and Early Iron Age pottery found in the ground can be seen in the Balassa Museum in Esztergom. But Úny also has its own exhibition site: the museum of the Benedek Endre Cave Research and Nature Conservation Association (BEBTE). The exhibits include remains of ancient plants and animals (including a 28 million year old cypress fragment from a swamp), minerals from Hungarian and foreign sites, caving equipment, publications and pictures. A curiosity in the garden of a new family house: a miniature replica of a fishing bastion made of snail shells in the 1970s. The model, 3.8 metres long and 1.2 metres wide, was created in 3 years by the late artist Ilona Miskey Kreitner. The Reformed Church, built in 1794 in late Baroque style and now a listed monument, is also a particularly beautiful sight. For a walk in the woods, visitors can visit the black pine forests above Tabány and on Mount Rezsõ Hill, and the forest-steppe grove in Páskom and on Mount Rezsõ Hill. The deeper parts of the stream valleys are covered with reeds and willow bushes accompany visitors. As the locals put it, “We warmly recommend Úny to all those who wish to discover a village full of values here in the embrace of the Gerecse Mountains.” Is that all a tourist needs?