Salgótarján City with County Rights, which is the seat of Nógrád County and the administrative centre of the Salgótarján district, is located in the northern part of Hungary, near the Slovak-Hungarian border.
Town area: 97.97 km2
Population of the town: 36 458 people (in 2017)
You can reach Salgótarján by road on the following itineraries:
- If you start from Budapest, go east on the M3 motorway to Hatvan town, then turn north on the main road No. 21;
- If you start from Eger town, head west on the main road No. 23 to Bátonyterenye town, then turn north on the main road No. 21;
- If you start from Balassagyarmat town, head east on the secondary main-road No. 22;
- If you start from Besztercebánya town (Banská Bystrica), first go south on the expressway R1 to Zólyom town (Zvolen), then advance in the south-southeast direction on the 1st class road No.16 to Losonc town (Lučenec) and go on the 1st class road No.71 to the Slovakian-Hungarian state border, finally head south from the state border on the main road No. 21.
- If you start from Kassa town (Košice), head southwest on the 1st class road No.16 to Losonc, then go on the 1st class road No.71 to the Slovakian-Hungarian state border, finally head south from the state border on the main road No. 21.
