‘We have fulfilled our long-standing promise: starting from Wednesday, it will be possible to drive at a speed of 110 km/h to Szerencs,’ the Prime Minister posted on his social media page on the occasion of the inauguration of the 19-kilometre (12 miles) four-lane section of Main Road 37 between the Northern Hungarian towns of Gesztely and Szerencs The road was expanded at a cost of approximately 38 billion forints Viktor Orbán encouraged drivers to use the renovated Road 37 confidently The PM decided to test the quality of the road personally so he got into his SUV with local Fidesz MP Zsófia Koncz and drove her along the new stretch The necessity of expanding Road 37 to four lanes was first articulated by Ferenc Koncz the former Fidesz member of parliament of the region (Zsófia Koncz’s father) The funding for the project was provided by a government resolution adopted in November 2020 The development serves as a breakthrough point for Szerencs integrating it into the expressway network while also creating new investment and tourism opportunities for the city travel time is expected to be significantly reduced a bicycle lane diversion was created at the intersection of Main Roads 37 and 38 turning the previous junction into a new roundabout The weigh station located there was also rebuilt Further technical solutions were implemented to contribute to safe transportation A special steel mesh was installed in the asphalt pavement for approximately 500 metres (550 yards) away from the Újharangod junction and guardrails were erected along a seven kilometre (4.5 mile) stretch features Hungary’s second musical road surface that plays the Hungarian folk song ‘Érik a szőlő’ (‘The Grapes Are Growing Ripe’) The renovated road section was already opened to traffic in late 2022 speed limits were in place due to the remaining construction in progress Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective For decades, the name of Szerencs was synonymous with Hungarian chocolate production, globoport.hu writes It’s not a coincidence that the National Chocolate Festival was held here this year for the ninth time But there hasn’t been a chocolate factory in the town for several years – until now but unfortunately this only meant a tradition in the past The changing of the political system brought about the decline of chocolate production and all that was left in the town was the expertise Sports days for the schools of the county and a chocolate adventure park entertained the kids while the adults could enjoy the concerts of Hungarian bands the most important aspect of Szerencs is still the chocolate which now returns to the town in the form of the Szerencs Confectionary Ltd which was inspired by the flavour combinations of the famous Dobos cake [button link=”https://dailynewshungary.com/tag/gastronomy/” type=”big” color=”red” newwindow=”yes”] Read more articles about Hungarian food[/button] The new owner of the company, businessman Sándor Balogh, head of the 10-year-old African Hungarian Union and Transylvanian chocolatier Dezső Gálffi plan to restore the company to its former glory The company would like to enter the international markets with products which complement the traditional Szerencs product range while remaining characteristically Hungarian Thus these quality artisan products will appear as specialties in other parts of the world The Dobos chocolate already has a milk chocolate and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved a musical highway was inaugurated in Hungary A ten-kilometre stretch of the widened four-lane Highway 37 between Újharagod and Bekecs was opened The unusual thing is that one section of the road is “making music” The four-laning works on the 19-kilometre section of the main road between Gesztely and Szerencs in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county started in May 2021 The newly opened ten-kilometre section has been opened to traffic in the lanes leading to Miskolc and Szerencs two new lanes have been added to the existing Highway 37 the previously used sections have been renovated This means that motorists can now use 2×2 lanes from Miskolc to Szerencs National Infrastructure Development (NIF) Ltd has implemented several new traffic engineering solutions during the construction They also installed a so-called Bluesystem road restraint system on a seven-kilometre stretch of road they also completed the construction of the concrete circular tracks for all four roundabouts They also completed the final construction of the side roads connecting to the roundabouts the NIF started the trial run of the street lighting The section of the main road between Gesztely and Bekecs is extremely dangerous for snowdrifts in order to eliminate the risk of accidents caused by snowdrifts 12 hectares of snow-shield shrub strips and more than 41 hectares of snow clearing strips will be planted on the north side of the road the planting of around 300 trees and thousands of shrubs will create a very welcoming green environment The final phase of the project will continue in early December the painting of the pavement and the start of the technical handover process are on the schedule The completion of the HUF 31 billion (EUR 75.7 million) project will be April 2023 this section of the road will remain a work zone even after the opening of the 2×2 lanes the speed limit on the main road will remain at 70 kmh the road “plays music” at a speed of 80 kilometres on a 513-metre stretch: You can read this article in Hungarian on HellóMagyar People tried to play the music as fast as possible and drive too fast And people of the next village getting mad of the continuous same melody https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/04/musical-road-drives-dutch-villagers-crazy-by-playing-frisian-national-anthem/ According to G7 which have been under the ownership of the Swiss-based company since the privatisation period following the regime change were originally acquired alongside the renowned Szerencs Confectionery Company Among Szerencs Confectionery’s flagship products Boci chocolate remains treasured as one of its earliest and most cherished creations The story of the Boci chocolate bar traces back to 1927 when it first appeared in stores under the name Szerencs which led customers to affectionately call it “Boci” (Cow in Hungarian) which was later officially adopted by the manufacturer Before the Second World War, Szerencsi became the largest confectionery in the country. However, in 1944, the factory faced disruptions as German soldiers invaded the area the director then successfully prevented the removal of machinery the factory’s cocoa bean supply was interrupted The factory was later nationalised in 1948 continuing as the Szerencs Confectionery Company the Boci chocolate bar saw a price reduction to 50 pfennigs alongside quality enhancements concerns arose regarding the diminishing quality of Hungarian chocolate with journalists questioning what had changed in the production process that led to this decline efforts were undertaken to renovate the chocolate factory expand the warehouse network and enhance technology to enhance milk chocolate quality and product diversity with manufacturers attributing them to storage issues by retailers and distributors as highlighted by instances such as manually extending chocolate box expiry dates which raised concerns regarding product integrity and consumer trust Nestlé acquired the Szerencs Chocolate Factory through privatisation This investment was coupled with robust marketing efforts the factory manager affirmed Boci’s enduring presence in 1995 citing quality enhancements and effective advertising Nestlé expanded the brand with new products Nestlé relocated Boci production to the Czech Republic repurposing the Szerencs factory for Nescafé and Nesquik items such as Kraft Foods’ relocation to Bratislava a trend has emerged in Hungary where brands originally Hungarian but later acquired by foreign entities post-regime change are returning to domestic ownership in the sector Notable examples include Nestlé relinquishing the “Szerencsi” trademark on its confections in 2018 in favour of the Szerencsi Bonbon Corporation Nestlé transferred the Szerencsi cocoa trademark and the iconic red cat with a bow to the city enabling Szerencsi Bonbon to use them under a free license