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Balassagyarmat lays at the border of the Hungarian and
Slovakian Republic, 80 kms from Budapest, 40 kms from
the Danube bend.
This historical small town lays at the southern bank
of the Ipoly River, in the middle of the Nógrád-
basin, in a flat region.
The average mean yearly temperature is 9 centigrade.
Its streams flow into the Ipoly River.
The Ipoly has an extreme water output, and run into
the Danube at Szob.
10% of the town's whole territory is covered by forests
which the locust wood is prevailing in.
Its most popular resort in the nearby forests called
"Nyírjes"
where extended pinewood,
birch forests and oak forests can be found.
In this nature conservation area seven artificial pounds
were made decades ago.
In the forests there are native small games which are proper
for hunting.
In the respect of traffic Balassagyarmat is a junction
in the county.
The number 22. second-rate principal road connects
the number 2. and number 21. main roads.
The town is connected to the number 3. main road by
the number 2208. joining road that is a link between
Balassagyarmat and Aszód at the same time.
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