Slovakian-Hungarian border modified

The engineers will soon arrive at the Slovakian-Hungarian border to mark the changes precisely, atv reports. 17 hectares (42 acres) of land will be exchanged between the two countries without either losing any of its territories.

The modification is necessary for several reasons. For one, the bed of river Ipoly has changed, and the operation of a sewage farm is going to get easier as well. This beneficial solution can exemplify the good relations between the countries that both prime ministers emphasised earlier this year.

A street to Slovakia

The border has not changed significantly since Trianon. This time the process is accelerated to facilitate the work of the sewage farm at Somoskőújfalu in Nógrád country. There is a pipe here that crosses the border for no other reason than the fact that one street of the village belongs to Slovakia. Now this will join the rest of Somoskőújfalu and become Hungarian territory.

The deputy mayor, Zsolt Márkus has explained that we are talking about a 150 metres long part. “At the moment, this belongs to Slovakia, but it will be rejoined. The new milestones and border stones are now marked with wooden spikes”, he said.