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    • 6 Aug 2020 10:51 AM

    Palkonya Hangja mini-festival will be held for the third time in the Haraszti Estate and Camping area on the Villány vineyard.

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    In 2019, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary was celebrated. 

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