Postás Cup at the Centre Point!

Welcome to the homepage of Postás Cup 2006! Our event will be organised 8th-9th April in the surrounding forests of the centre of the county, Pusztavacs. Use the menu above to learn about the details.

News, informations:

22.05.	Winner's routes: W21E, M21E (2nd day's courses)
09.04	Results: 2day SI, Total
08.04	Results: 1 day, Si
04.04	Changed startlists
29.03.	The final informatoins are online!
28.03.	Start lists: by club, or by class
28.03.	The 1000th enterd competitor is László Soós TSE F35A!
26.03.	Enter NOW!: The 1000th enterd competitor will run for free!!! (we have 976 enterd runners at the moment)
23.03.	Entries by club, or by class
23.03.	The course details are online
10.12.	The first day got Special Ranking Event status! (only 12/year including National Champs!)
10.12.	The old maps of the terrain are now available! Honvéd Cup 1963 map Budapest Team Champs 1966 map
01.11.	The invitation is online and you can find some pictures from the terrain.

 

Pusztavacs – the centre of the country

Pusztavacs, a village of 1500 inhabitants, lies in the Southern part of Pest county, 50 km from Budapest. Within its boundaries lies the geographical centre of the country. The co-ordinates of this geographical centre are: latitude 47 degrees and 11 seconds; longitude 19 degrees and 30 seconds. The tower representing the geographical centre of the country was erected in 1978, according to the plans of the architect József Kerényi. The signal tower and its environs are protected. On Hunyadi Square the ruins of a church from the 15th century can be found. In front of this historic monument a memorial park using wooden head boards was established to commemorate the thirteen martyrs of Arad. The one-time Coburg Chateau is situated in the centre of the village. In the vicinity of the competition area there is a centre created for horse riding by a Finnish entrepreneur who also operates an ostrich farm.

Terrain – Map

The competition area is situated on the NW part of the sand ridge between the Danube and Tisza rivers at a height of 120-150 metres. The surface is mostly settled sand. The sand dunes created by the wind produce interesting formations. The vast majority of the terrain is covered by oak forest planted 70-90 years ago mixed in with clearings of different sizes and semi open areas of varied vegetation. In the rest of the competition area the forest consists of old pine and acacia of various ages whose run ability is variable. There is a good forest ride and path network. The forest lacks man made objects, so the majority of control sites will be on contour and vegetation features.
The area has first been mapped in 1963 and its map was the first colour map expressly published for the purposes of orienteering. (available here) Three years later there was an update, but that was published in black and white. (available here) For the next 40 years there have been no more maps and no competitions on the area. Therefore, we hope that everybody will find the terrain new and exciting and the Postás Cup 2006 will provide every competitor with an exciting challenge.