Dunakeszi
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Dunakeszi | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Dunakeszi | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 38 ' N , 19 ° 8' E | ||||
| Area : | 31.06 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 39,446 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 1,270 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 27 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2120 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 18616 | ||||
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| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Csaba Dióssi (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Fő út 25 2120 Dunakeszi |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Dunakeszi is a Hungarian city in the county of the same name in Pest County . 40,441 inhabitants (2013) live in an area of 31.06 km².
history
- The Burgus Dunakeszi discovered here is a small Roman military camp . As a late antique Ländeburgus, it ensured the surveillance of a Danube crossing on the Pannonian Limes .
- In 2002, under the direction of the Hungarian archaeologist Zsolt Mráv, a subsequent excavation was carried out at the Ländeburgus Dunakeszi.
Town twinning
traffic
- The M2 motorway , which begins in the north of the state capital Budapest , passes Dunakeszi and ends at Vác .
- The M0 motorway runs south five kilometers away.
- Dunakeszi is on the Bratislava – Budapest railway line .
- A non-public airfield is located at an altitude of 126 meters (= 413 ft). The unpaved runway measures 800 m × 500 m.
See also
Web links
Commons : Dunakeszi - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Dunakeszi Official Website ( Hungarian )
- Dunakeszi in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)