Ráckeve
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Ráckeve | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 10 ' N , 18 ° 57' E | ||||
| Area : | 64.09 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 10,016 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 156 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 24 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2300 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 17260 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | József Szadai (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Szent István tér 4 2300 Ráckeve |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Ráckeve ( German Rautzenmarkt , Croatian Kovin , Serbian Српски Ковин or Рацки Ковин ) is a Hungarian city in the district of the same name in Pest County . It is located south of Budapest on the island of Csepel in the Danube . The Savoyai Castle is located in the city .
history
Ráckeve was first mentioned in 1212, the Serbian Orthodox Church was built in 1487.
sons and daughters of the town
- Károly Ács (1824–1894), freedom fighter and lawyer
- Béla Fegyó (* 1943), painter
- Nep János Horváth (1774–1847), hussar
- Klári Katona (* 1953), singer
- László Keviczky (* 1945), engineer, computer scientist, member of the MTA and honorary citizen of the city
- János Pauer (1814–1889), Catholic bishop and historian
- Máté Skarica (1544–1591), priest and biographer
Town twinning
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Baktalórántháza , Hungary -
Calden / Westuffeln , Germany , since 1992 -
Ciumani , Romania
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Kovin , Serbia
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Nenince , Slovakia
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Skorenovac , Serbia
Attractions
- Árpád Bridge ( Árpád híd ), opened in 1897
- Árpád Museum ( Árpád Muzeális Gyűjtemény és Kiállítóhely ), built in 1921
- Town Hall ( Városháza ), built in 1901
- Reformed church, built 1909–1913 according to plans by József Dobovszi ( neo-Gothic )
- Roman Catholic Church Keresztelő Szent János , built 1791–1799 in plait style (baroque)
- Roman Catholic cemetery chapel Szent Domonkos
- Újhegyi Lourdesi Szent Szűz Roman Catholic Chapel in the Újhegy district
- Ship Mill ( Hajómalom )
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Savoyai Castle ( Savoyai-kastély ), built 1702–1750 according to plans by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt (Baroque)
- Árpád statue next to the castle ( Árpád szobor ), erected in 1897
- Serbian Orthodox Church Nagyboldogasszony
- Municipal Gallery ( Patay László Városi Képtár )
traffic
The road no. 5101 runs through Ráckeve. In addition, the secondary roads no. 51112 and no. 51113 meet in the town. Ráckeve is connected to line no. 6 of the Budapest suburban railway HÉV . The nearest train station is about eight kilometers east in Kiskunlacháza .
Web links
Commons : Ráckeve - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Ráckeve in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)