Terény (Slovak: Terany) is a village in Nógrád county, Hungary.
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Geography
editThe village is situated 20 km south of Balassagyarmat, in the valley of Szanda creek, 95 km from Budapest.
History
editTerény was first mentioned as Teryan on a diploma during the Árpád dynasty, in 1274.
During the Middle Ages, Terény was referred to as Vásáros-Terjén (Terjén having a fair) on certificates and had the privileges of a city.
Notable residents
editThe most notable person from Terény is Albert Szent-Györgyi, a Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine in 1937. He spent his childhood in Kiskérpuszta in Terény.