Dad (Hungary)
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Komárom-Esztergom | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Oroszlány | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 31 ' N , 18 ° 14' E | ||||
| Area : | 23.75 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 1,011 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 43 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 34 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2854 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 33163 | ||||
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| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayoress : | Attiláné Szücs (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Fő utca 21. 2854 Dad |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Dad is a Hungarian municipality in the northeast of the Vértes Mountains . The municipality is located 18 kilometers southwest of Tatabánya and 80 kilometers from Budapest .
history
The place was first mentioned in writing during the reign of King Andrew II in 1230 as Dod in the list of places in Fejér County.
Attractions
- Roman Catholic parish church Szent István király , built 1779–1783 according to plans by Jakab Fellner (Baroque)
- Reformed Church, built in 1748
- Local history museum ( Tájház )
- Baroque stone bridge between Dad and Kecskéd, 1773
- One hundred and fifteen-year-old linden tree in the center of the village ( Árpád fa )
- Esterházy Castle ( Esterházy kastély )
traffic
Roads No. 8127 and No. 8135 intersect in Dad. The nearest train station is a good six kilometers south-east in Oroszlány .
Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Dad , in: A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (Hungarian)
- Dad. Térképcentrum, accessed May 17, 2016 (Hungarian).
