Zsámbék
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Pilisvörösvár | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 33 ' N , 18 ° 43' E | ||||
| Area : | 33.66 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 5,542 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 165 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 23 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2072 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 25034 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2014) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | László Horváth (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Rácváros utca 2-4 2072 Zsámbék |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Zsámbék ( German Schambeck ) is a Hungarian city in Pest County . It is located on the Autópálya M1 , around 30 km west of the Hungarian capital Budapest , and belongs to the small area Pilisvörösvár .
history
Zsámbék was first mentioned in 1050. The construction of a Premonstratensian monastery began around 1220 .
Attractions
- Zichy Castle
- The St. John's Church of the Premonstratensian Monastery from the middle of the 13th century has been preserved as a ruin. Until an earthquake in 1763 it was a three-aisled basilica without a transept.
- Lamp museum
Town twinning
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Wettenberg , Germany (since 1988)
Sons and daughters
- Josef Gung'l (1809–1889), Hungarian-German composer and military bandmaster
- Johann Gungl (1818–1883), Hungarian-German composer and conductor, nephew of Josef Gung'l
- Árpád Gerecs (1903–1982), Hungarian-German chemist
literature
- Dezső Dercsényi: Romanesque architecture in Hungary. Corvina, Budapest 1975, p. 204f, figs. 139–141
- Ottó Fényi: The Premonstratensian probation and its minster in Zsámbék , Zsámbék Heimatverein, 1986
Web links
Commons : Zsámbék - collection of images, videos and audio files
