Penc
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Vác | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Vác | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 48 ' N , 19 ° 15' E | ||||
| Area : | 21.34 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 1,528 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 72 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 27 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2614 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 18689 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2020) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | József Králik (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Rákóczi út 18 2614 Penc |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Penc is a Hungarian community in the county Vác in Pest County . The district Téglaháza belongs to the municipality.
Geographical location
Penc is about ten kilometers northeast of the district town of Vác . Neighboring communities are Rád , Keszeg and Csővár .
Parish partnership
Attractions
- Evangelical Church, built 1825–1830 (late baroque)
- Kozáky or Evva country house ( Kozáky- vagy Evva-kúria ), today the primary school is located there
- Museum ( Jakus Lajos Cserhátalja Falumúzeum )
- Observatory ( Kozmikus Geodéziai Obszervatórium ), two kilometers southeast of the town, founded in 1976
- Osztrolenszky Wine Cellar ( Osztrolenszky-pince ), built in the 15th or 16th century
- Roman Catholic Church Urunk színeváltozása , built in 1769 (Baroque)
- Roman Catholic chapel Szent Mária Magdolna fogadalmi , built in 1820, in the district of Téglaháza
- Sándor Petőfi memorial column ( Petőfi-emlékoszlop ), created in 1973 by Kálmán Németh
museum
Fire engine at the museum
Landscape near Penc
Sons and daughters of the church
- Rózsi Schönfeld (1898–1980), doctor
- Sándor Sándorfalvi (1914-2010), painter
traffic
Roads No. 2106 and No. 2107 meet in Penc. The nearest train stations are in Vác and Acsa-Erdökürt.
literature
- Penc - Településképi Arculati Kézikönyv 2017. Published by the municipal administration, Penc 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Penc (Pest megye). Nemzeti Választási Iroda, October 13, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2020 (Hungarian).
- ↑ Bernadett Fenyővári, Ambrus Kenyeres: Földmérés az űrből. Lechner Tudásközpont, July 8, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2020 (Hungarian).
Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Penc in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)
- Penc near Magyarország helységnévtára (Hungarian)
- Jakus Lajos Múzeumi Kiállítóhely (Hungarian)