Photo: Sándor Pénzes – gyulavaros.hu
The Hungarian reach of the Fekete-Körös (Black-Körös) is one of the most untouched landscapes of the Tiszántúl. Flowing alongside the Mályvád Forest, the Fekete-Körös is one of Hungary’s least regulated rivers. Along its 20,5-kilometer course from the border to its confluence at Szanazug, it winds through twenty pronounced loops and bends. It is enchantingly wild and scenic.
The meandering river is accompanied by several thousand hectares of forest, where remnants of ancient riverbeds still twist through the old forest islands of Keszi, Bányarét, Törökerdő, Mályvád, and Sitka. Thanks to decades of water restoration efforts by the forestry service, many of these former riverbeds are now once again part of a water-rich landscape. The diverse habitats provide a home to many plant and animal species.
The area has been an excellent hunting ground for centuries, and its fallow deer population is renowned far and wide. Bányrét’s old oak grove is Hungary’s 1000th protected natural area was once a resting place connected to pastures. Now it preserves pedunculate oaks and wild pear trees, representing significant genetic and landscape value as remnants of the ancient oak forests of the Körös region.
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