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  2. Removal of Hungary's border fence with Austria - Wikipedia

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    The removal of Hungary's border fence with Austria occurred in 1989 during the end of communism in Hungary, which was part of a broad wave of revolutions in various communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The border was still closely guarded and the Hungarian security forces tried to hold back refugees.

  3. Pan-European Picnic - Wikipedia

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    The official emblem of the Pan-European Picnic in Hungarian. The border crossing where the Pan-European picnic took place. The Pan-European Picnic (German: Paneuropäisches Picknick; Hungarian: Páneurópai piknik; Slovak: Paneurópsky piknik; Czech: Panevropský piknik) was a peace demonstration held on the Austrian-Hungarian border near Sopron, Hungary on 19 August 1989.

  4. Hungarian rail border crossings - Wikipedia

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    As of 2023, 5 border crossings are operating, all of which have passenger traffic. Abandoned track near Zajta Railway lines in Bácska and Banat (1920) Note that all of these railway lines were built in Austria-Hungary and became border crossings after the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. Zajta - PeleČ™ (1898-1920, 1940-1945) (track dismantled)

  5. Sopron - Wikipedia

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    On August 19, 1989, Sopron was the site of the Pan-European Picnic, a protest on the border between Austria and Hungary, which was used by over 600 citizens of East Germany to escape to the West. As the first successful crossing of the border, it helped pave the way for the mass flight of East German citizens that led to the fall of the Berlin ...

  6. Category:Austria–Hungary border crossings - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Austria–Hungary border crossings" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  7. Slovakia begins border checks with neighboring Hungary in an ...

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    At a border crossing in Sahy, Slovakia — a 90-kilometer (55-mile) drive north of Hungary's capital, Budapest — two Slovakian police flagged down vehicles Thursday to conduct inspections.

  8. Slovakia reintroduces checks on the border with Hungary to ...

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    Slovakia said Wednesday it will resume checks at the border with Hungary to reduce growing numbers of migrants entering the country. The measure, which will become effective on Thursday, came the ...

  9. Slovenia deploys police on borders with Croatia, Hungary

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    Police were deployed on 14 border crossings with Croatia and Hungary, Slovenian news ag. ... USA TODAY Sports. Juan Soto to the Mets on record-shattering 15-year, $765 million contract.