Geography

The town of Dag is located in the river bend of the Danube, in the southeastern part of Komarom-Esztergom County in northern Hungary. The two nearest cities are Dorog (8 km) and Esztergom (17 km). Dag is nestled between a group of mountains, namely Mt. Gerecse and Mt. Pilis, at the foot of the so-called Gete group. Dag lies in a hilly area 160^_200 meters above sea level at the eastern reaches of Mt. Gerecse in a basin surrounded by 3 hills. The entire area has a fertile soil.

Relief Map

Dag's landscape is dominated by prominent hills. West of town, near the church, lies Öreg-hegy (Old Hill; 220m). Lo-hegy (Horse Hill; 200m) lies east of town and extends in a north-south direction. Finally, northeast of the town is Karoly-hegy (Charles Hill; 243m) from where the ranges of Mt. Buda, Mt. Pilis, Mt. Börzsöny, Mt. Gerecse and Mt. Vertes can be viewed on a clear day. Naturally, Dag's layout is influenced by its topographical features; streets run along the edges of the hills, and the valley is open to the south.

Map: Hiszi-Map Kiadó Kft.

Shortest distances from Dág

Location Distance [km] Pilis 12 Esztergom 14 Dobogó-kő 15 Gerecse 15 Párkány 16 Visegrád 23 Szentendre 26 Tatabánya 26 Budapest 30 Csóványos 38 Komárom 46 Érsekújvár 55 Székesfehérvár 59 Balassagyarmat 63 Hatvan 70 Szécsény 75 Zirc 79 Győr 82 Kőris-hegy 85 Veszprém 90 Gyöngyös 90 Jászberény 90

Location Distance [km] Dunaszerdahely 92 Salgótarján 94 Cegléd 99 Kékes 99 Siófok 102 Pápa 103 Balatonfüred 104 Tihany 108 Kab-hegy 110 Mosonmagyaróvár 111 Kecskemét 114 Somló-hegy 120 Szolnok 125 Besztercebánya 125 Rimaszombat 126 Eger 127 Pozsony 130 Ózd 135 Szent György-hegy 136 Badacsony 136 Istállós-kő 137 Bálvány 139

Location Distance [km] Kiskunfélegyháza 139 Szekszárd 150 Tiszafüred 154 Keszthely 154 Bonyhád 156 Hévíz 156 Sopron 162 Miskolc 162 Jósvafő 166 Kaposvár 166 Szombathely 169 Baja 170 Kőszeg 170 Zalaegerszeg 173 Írott-kő 178 Misina 180 Pécs 185 Bécs 185 Mohács 191 Szeged 194 Orosháza 194 Nagykanizsa 194

Location Distance [km] Szigetvár 197 Villány 207 Tokaj 209 Siklós 210 Békéscsaba 212 Debrecen 220 Kassa 226 Gyula 226 Sárospatak 227 Füzér 228 Nyíregyháza 228 Nagy-Milic 229 Sátoraljaújhely 236 Nagyvárad 254 Dürnstein 255 Graz 260 Arad 262 Temesvár 289 Ungvár 291 Zágráb 301 Munkács 313

Hydrography

Dag's hydrography is very simple to describe: a spring-fed brook originates in the center of town and its course follows a southerly direction, joining with the Uny Brook and finally the Danube River, southwest of Esztergom at the town of Tat.

Microclimate

The area's microclimate is fundamentally influenced by Mt. Gerecse. The yearly average of sunny hours amounts to the area’s characteristic 1950^_2000. with a maximum of 296 hours in July, and a minimum of 39 hours in December. The yearly precipitation measures 551^_600 milimeters (21˝^_23˝ inches). The prevailing winds are out of the northwest.

Vegetation

Area forests populating to the regional group of the Pilis-Gerecse mountains, are characteristic of the region's mountainous growth. The area's native vegetation is partially still in existence. An especially beautiful sight is afforded by a fir forested hill (Lo-hegy) extending from a northeasterly direction deep into the village. The soil is characterized by marl and fertile loam (loess) deposited on a limestone base.

English by Johann Steiner