Ócsa
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Hungary | |||
Region : | Central Hungary | |||
County : | pest | |||
District since 1.1.2013 : | Gyál | |||
Coordinates : | 47 ° 18 ' N , 19 ° 14' E | |||
Area : | 81.66 km² | |||
Residents : | 9,073 (Jan 1, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 111 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+36) 29 | |||
Postal code : | 2364 | |||
KSH kódja: | 04075 | |||
Structure and administration (status: 2014) | ||||
Community type : | city | |||
Mayor : | Károly Zoltán Bukodi ( Fidesz - KDNP ) | |||
Postal address : | Bajcsy - Zsilinszky u. 2. 2364 Ócsa |
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(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) |
Ócsa is a Hungarian town in the county Gyál in Pest County .
geography
Ócsa extends over an area of 81.66 km². The municipality is located 30 km south of the capital Budapest between the national road 5 and the M5 motorway .
history
Ócsa has been inhabited continuously since the Árpáden period. The place was first mentioned in a document in 1235 as Alza . The monastery built in honor of the Virgin Mary was built before 1235. The current church of the monastery is one of the most important monuments of Romanesque Hungarian architecture.
Attractions
- The former monastery with the reformed church,
- The cemetery with memorial stelae (temető és kopjafák) consecrated in 1778,
- The exhibitions of the local history museum (Tájház),
- The wine cellars,
- The Ócsa Protected Landscape Area under the supervision of the Danube-Eipel National Park (Hungarian: Duna-Ipoly Nemzeti Park ) with a total area of 3606 hectares, of which 1466 hectares are specially protected,
- The ornithological station (Madárvárta),
- The Catholic Church, consecrated in 1777.
gallery
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The place has a train station on the Budapest - Lajosmizse - Kecskemét railway line .
Town twinning
- Plášťovce , Slovakia , 1998
- Kose , Estonia , 2007
- Dalgety Bay , United Kingdom , 2015
Web links
Commons : Ócsa - collection of images, videos and audio files