Greater Hungary

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Greater Hungary refers to the irredentist concept and historical vision of restoring the pre-World War I territorial extent of the Kingdom of Hungary, often invoked in Hungarian nationalist discourse.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Greater Hungary canonical 1
Hungarian lands 1
historical Hungary 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical vision
irredentist concept
political idea
associatedWith Hungarian irredentism
Hungarian nationalism
basedOn borders of the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen
connectedTo concept of the Holy Crown of Hungary
contextOf Central European border changes after World War I
national identity debates in Hungary
controversialIn relations between Hungary and neighboring states
criticizedFor irredentist overtones
revisionist implications
geographicallyIncludes Burgenland
Carpathian Ruthenia
Croatian regions formerly under the Crown of Saint Stephen
Slovakia
Transylvania
Vojvodina
hasDebateAbout compatibility with European integration
impact on minority rights discussions
hasHistoricalBasisIn Kingdom of Hungary before 1918
linked to: Kingdom of Hungary
hasLanguage Hungarian
linked to: Hungarian language
hasOppositionFrom liberal political forces in Hungary
most mainstream political actors in neighboring states
hasTemporalContext post-World War I period
hasVisualRepresentationType car decals and bumper stickers in Hungary and diaspora communities
outline maps of historical Hungary
historicalTerritoryOf Kingdom of Hungary
influences certain extra-parliamentary nationalist groups
some Hungarian right-wing parties
invokedIn Hungarian nationalist discourse
far-right political rhetoric in Hungary
linkedTo Trianon trauma in Hungarian collective memory
revisionism in interwar Hungary
notIdenticalTo modern state of Hungary
opposes territorial losses of Hungary after World War I
perceivedAs threat by some neighboring countries
refersTo restoration of pre-World War I Kingdom of Hungary borders
relatedTo Hungarian diaspora in the Carpathian Basin
linked to: Hungarian diaspora

Hungarian minority communities in neighboring countries
relatedToEvent Treaty of Trianon
representedIn Hungarian historical propaganda of the interwar period
Hungarian nationalist literature
contemporary nationalist merchandise
symbolizedBy car stickers showing historical Hungary
flags and emblems depicting historical Hungarian borders
maps of pre-Trianon Hungary
usedAs nationalist symbol
tool of historical memory politics

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hungarian nationalism includesConcept Greater Hungary
Hungarian customary law region historical Hungary
linked to: Greater Hungary
Austro-Hungarian border conflicts hasLocation Hungarian lands
linked to: Greater Hungary