Editing Visegrád

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[[File:Reach-m10 evironment.jpg|250px|thumb|A valley in Visegrád and the communications relay in the background.]]
'''Visegrád''' was a town in the [[Eposz]] continent<ref group="note">The planetary map of Reach that comes with the [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|''Halo: Reach Limited'']] and [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|''Legendary Editions'']] has "VIS" marked in the central mountain range of the Eposz continent. Judging by how SWORD Base's location is marked a similar callout "SWO" and CASTLE Base as "CAS", this places Visegrád on the same continent.</ref> on the [[human]] colony world of [[Reach]]. The region was remote and mostly agricultural, and home to several small self-sufficient farming communities. The settlements in the region were known as [[kiva]]s. Located 50 kilometers from the town was [[Visegrád Relay|one of the communication relay outposts]] responsible for the planet's communications.<ref>''[[Remember Reach]]'', [[Patrol]]</ref>{{Ref/Level|Id=NA|HR|Noble Actual}}{{Ref/Level|Id=WC|HR|Winter Contingency}}

==History==
In [[2550]], a meteorite impact crater with metallurgical and astrophysical scientific value was discovered near Visegrád. Despite the nature of the discovery, [[Office of Naval Intelligence#Section II|ONI Section II]] did not have the civilian population relocated but instead "leaked" the information on the site, something [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] found surprising. Professor [[Laszlo Sorvad]] was assigned for the [[Xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeological]] survey of the impact area, residing in the relay station with his family. During this time, the ONI kept an eye on the civilian population, but did not call for forced relocation.{{Ref/Book|Dr. Halsey's personal journal}}

By 2552, some of the settlers had lived in Visegrád for three generations. Two of Visegrád's inhabitants commented that Visegrád was "dying" and that the only choice was to move to the metropolitan city of [[Manassas]].<ref>''Remember Reach'', [[New Life]]</ref>

On [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], a small [[Covenant]] force landed on Visegrád and disabled the communications relay. In response, several teams of [[UNSC Army]] troopers were deployed to investigate the suspected [[insurrectionist]] activity, but after contact with them was lost, [[SPARTAN Program|Spartan]] [[NOBLE Team]] was assigned to the task.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=NA}} In the dawn of the next day, Noble Team traveled to the relay and soon found out the source of the disturbance, engaging the Covenant forces on the spot. They were extracted soon after, and the planetary emergency directive [[WINTER CONTINGENCY (protocol)|WINTER CONTINGENCY]] was declared.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=WC}}

==Production notes==
"[[Wikipedia:Visegrad|Visegrad]]" is a name of Slavic origin meaning "the upper castle" or "the upper settlement/town/fortification", and the name of several towns in eastern Europe, including [[Wikipedia:Visegrád|one in Hungary]].

==Gallery==
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File:HR_PioneerFarm_Concept.jpg|Concept art of one of the level's small pioneer farms.
File:HR PioneerKiva Concept.jpg|Concept art of a damaged kiva interior.
File:HR_PioneerLab_Concept.jpg|Concept art of a wrecked science lab.
File:Visegrad relay station.jpg|A sketch of the Visegrád Relay dish by Dr. Halsey.
File:kiva.png|Kiva living quarters in Visegrád.
File:Winter Contingency.JPG|Noble Team being deployed to their mission to the Visegrád relay.
File:OstrichesWEINTERCONTINGENSY.jpg|A flock of [[moa]] on the settlement's outskirts.
File:1INSURGENTWINTERCONTIGENCY.jpg|NOBLE Team meeting a civilian inhabitant of Visegrád.
File:HR NobleCharging.jpg|NOBLE Team in a Visegrád valley.
File:HR NobleDefendsLZ.jpg|NOBLE Team fighting Covenant troops in Visegrád.
File:HTVS2_VisegradRelay_Concept_1.jpg|''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' concept art for the region.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Remember Reach]]''
**''[[New Life]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Patrol]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Lone Wolf]]'' {{mo}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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[[Category:Reach locations]]