Tököl
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Tököl | |
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Coordinates: 47°19′13″N 18°58′02″E / 47.32030°N 18.96711°ECoordinates: 47°19′13″N 18°58′02″E / 47.32030°N 18.96711°E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Pest |
Area | |
• Total | 38.49 km2 (14.86 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,337 |
• Density | 242.58/km2 (628.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2316 |
Area code | 24 |
Tököl (Serbo-Croatian: Tukulja) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Demography
The majority of residents are Hungarians, with a minority of Bunjevci.
Hungarian Uprising
An Budapest-Tököl airfield (47 20 35 N / 18 59 20 E) was built during World War II, which was to become a Soviet military base. During the Hungarian Uprising, Pál Maléter, as Defence Minister for the Imre Nagy government, went to negotiate with the Soviet military presence and was arrested during the negotiations.
Notable residents
- Pál Hoffman, politician
- István Szilágyi, handball player
Twin towns – sister cities
- Komádi – Hungary
- Constanța – Romania
- Manchester – United Kingdom
- Nitra – Slovakia
- Zakopane – Poland
- Klein Rönnau – Germany
- Umbria – Italy
- Viborg – Denmark
- Graz – Austria
- Karlshamn – Sweden
- Temerin – Serbia
- Kumanovo – North Macedonia
- Nin – Croatia
- 2nd district of Budapest – Hungary
- Wageningen – Nederland
- Turnhout – Belgium
- Telšiai – Lithuania
- Zenica – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nõmme – Estonia
- Seseña – Spain
- Děčín – Czech Republic
- Queluz – Portugal
Planned partner city relations:
- Mioveni – Romania
- Bordeaux – France
- Parma – Italy
- Schaffhausen – Switzerland
- Strumica – North Macedonia
- Rîșcani – Moldova
- Randers – Denmark
- Talsi – Latvia
- Hamburg – Germany
- Cetinje – Montenegro
- Elbassan – Albania
- Shankill[disambiguation needed] – Ireland
- Nikopol – Bulgaria
- Nybro – Sweden
- Opava – Czech Republic
- Trondheim – Norway
External links
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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