Monor

Monor is an appellation in Hungary across 4 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies around the town of Monor and 26 km south-east of Budapest XVIII. kerület.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name

Monor / Monori

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2018-02-17

Area

11,855 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

14.36 × 15.54 km

Centre

47.3562° N, 19.4911° E

Grapes

Blauburger, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cserszegi Füszeres, Ezerjó, Hárslevelü, Irsai Oliver, Kadarka, Karát, Kékfrankos, Kékoportó, Kövidinka, Olasz Rizling, Ottonel Muskotály, Pinot Noir, Rajnai Rizling, Sauvignon, Syrah, Szürkebarát, Zöld Veltelíni

Max yield

70 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Monor

Nearest city

26 km south-east of Budapest XVIII. kerület 93,225 people

To the sea

447 km

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

121–234 m

Mean elevation

164 m

Mean slope

2.6° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 6°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 177,404 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 4

• Bénye
• Gomba
• Monor
• Monorierdő

Sources

EU register of geographical indications