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The pig in Hungarian History — By Wilhelm W. Kohl

December 21, 2016 / Bruce Steele / History, Mangalitsa Pigs

An exciting story of the survival of a nation & the glory days of the Mangalitsa

The current pig industry in Hungary was probably started by the Transylvanian Saxons, German settlers encouraged by King Geza II, of Hungary (1141-1162) to colonize and defend the southeastern frontier of the Kingdom of Hungary. From the 12th century onward until the end of the 13th century this migration of Germans…

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