Pusztaszabolcs
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Fejér | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Adony | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Dunaújváros | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 8 ' N , 18 ° 46' E | ||||
| Area : | 51.67 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 6,082 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 118 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 25 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2490 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 29018 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Kálmán Csányi (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Velencei et al. 2 2490 Pusztaszabolcs |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Pusztaszabolcs is a Hungarian city with a population of over 6,000 (as of 2011) in the Dunaújváros district in Fejér county .
Geographical location
Pusztascabolcs is located about 50 kilometers south of Budapest , six kilometers west of the Danube and 10 kilometers from Lake Velence . The closest municipalities are Iváncsa, Beloiannisz , Besnyő , Adony and Zichyújfalu .
history
Archaeological excavations near the Cikola Lakes on the outskirts show settlements from the Bronze Age and the Roman Age . The place was named after Prince Szabolcs, who was the owner of this area in the early Árpáden period . The first documentary mention comes from 1302.
Town twinning
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Staufenberg (Lower Saxony) , Germany -
Dorobanţi , Romania
Attractions
- Locomotive monument of the MÁV class 375
- Reformed Church, built in 1935
- Roman Catholic Church Szent Imre . Hungary's largest preserved baroque organ is located in the church.
- Fould-Springer – Wooster Castle ( Fould-Springer – Wooster-kastély )
photos
Roman Catholic Church Szent Imre
Interior of the Roman Catholic. church
Baroque organ in the Roman Catholic. church
Fould-Springer-Wooster Castle
Locomotives memorial
Pusztaszabolcs train station
traffic
Pusztaszabolcs is a railway junction on the main Budapest- Pécs line with branches to Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros . In the city, roads no. 6205 and no. 6207 meet. The M6 motorway runs two kilometers east of the city .
Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Az orgona története (The history of the Pusztaszabolcser Baroque organ, Hungarian)
- Aerial views over Pusztaszabolcs