Maglód
| Maglód | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Monor | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Vecsés | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 27 ' N , 19 ° 22' E | ||||
| Residents : | 11,767 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 29 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2234 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 10922 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2013) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Pál Tabányi (Maglódi Polgári Kör) | ||||
| Postal address : | Fő u. 12 2234 Maglód |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Maglód [ mɒgloːd ] is a Hungarian town in the district of Vecsés in Pest County .
Geographical location
Maglód is about 25 kilometers east of the center of the Hungarian capital Budapest . Neighboring communities are Ecser , Gyömrő and Pécel .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1352. During the Turkish wars and the Rákóczi freedom struggle , the village was devastated and then settled again by Slovak serfs. The most important historical event: this is where the parents of the greatest Hungarian national poet, Sándor Petőfi, met. Maglód received the city title on July 1, 2007. The population has almost doubled in the past decade. Most of the residents work in Budapest.
Town twinning
Attractions
- Árpád bust
- Evangelical Church, built 1775–1779
- 1956 memorial
- Reformed Church
- Rózsafüzér Királynője Roman Catholic Church , built in 1936 in neo-baroque style
- Sándor Petőfi bust, created in 1948 by Dezső Győri
- World War Memorial ( I. világháborús emlékmű )
traffic
The main road No. 31 and the Budapest M0 ring road run right on the edge of the city. Maglód is closely connected to Budapest by rail and bus services. Budapest Ostbahnhof can be reached in 30 minutes by train.
photos
Protestant church
Roman Catholic Rózsafüzér Királynője Church
Maglód train station, a listed building
Individual evidence
- ↑ Testvértelepülések. Magód város, accessed on January 21, 2019 (Hungarian).