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Őrbottyán
Őrbottyán is a town in Pest county, Hungary. Name '' Bottyán'' is an old Hungarian given name for boys, meaning mace.János Ladó - Ágnes Bíró: Magyar utónévkönyv ("Book of Hungarian given names"), Vince Kiadó, Budapest, 2005, Prefix ''Őr'' literally means "guard" in Hungarian and refers to the nearby hill ''Őrhegy'', which was a fortress in the Middle Ages. Geography Őrbottyán lies from the center of Budapest at the foot of Gödöllő Hills, in the north-eastern sector of the Budapest metropolitan area. It lies km from M0, km from M2 and from M3 motorway. Budapest-Veresegyház-Vác suburban railway line crosses the town. History Őrbottyán was created in 1970 with the unification of two small villages, named ''Őrszentmiklós'' and ''Vácbottyán''.Magyarország történeti statisztikai helységnévtára (Historical Gazetteer of Hungary), 15. Pest megye (Pest County), Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (Hungarian Central Statistical Office), Budapest, 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottyán (other)
Bottyán (or Battyán) may refer to: Places * Őrbottyán, a town in Hungary * Ivánbattyán, a village in Hungary * Szabadbattyán, a village in Hungary * Battyán, the Hungarian name of Boťany, Slovakia * Bottyánfalva, the Hungarian name of Bârna, Botinești, Romania * Batthyány tér The House of Batthyány () is the name of an ancient and distinguished Hungarian Magnate family. Members of this family bear the title Count/Countess ( Graf/Gräfin) Batthyány von Német-Ujvar respectively, while the title of Prince (Fürst) vo ..., an urban square in Budapest, Hungary * Batthyány tér (Budapest Metro), a metro station in Budapest, Hungary Other uses * Batthyány, a Hungarian noble family, including a list of people with the name * János Bottyán (1643–1709), Hungarian general See also * * Battyánd, the Hungarian name of Puconci, Prekmurje, Slovenia * Battyna, an ancient town in Orestis, Upper Macedonia {{DEFAULTSORT:Bottyan Hungarian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M2 Motorway (Hungary)
The M2 expressway ( hu, M2-es autóút) is a toll highway in northern Hungary, connecting Budapest to Vác and Banská Bystrica. The first section of the highway opened in 1996. It follows the route of the old Route 2 one-lane highway. The total length of the motorway now is 30 km. Opening timeline *Budapest; M0 – Vác-észak (30 km): 1996 - ''half profile''; 2019.10.01. - ''full profile'' List of junctions, exits and rest area Distance from Zero Kilometre Stone (Adam Clark Square) in Budapest in kilometres. * The route is full length ''expressway''. The maximum speed limit is 110km/h, with (2x2 lane road). * ''Planned section'' Maintenance The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Public Road Nonprofit Pte Ltd Co. This activity is provided by this highway engineer. * near Gödöllő ( M3), kilometre trench 27 Payment Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary: 1, ''time-based fee'' vignettes (E-matrica); with a validity of either 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest Metropolitan Area
The Budapest metropolitan area ( hu, budapesti agglomeráció) is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Budapest and its surrounding suburbs. Created by Hungary's national statistical office HCSO to describe suburban development around centres of urban growth, the surrounding a more densely built and densely populated urban area. As of 2014 the Budapest metropolitan area, with its 7,626 km² (2,944 sq mi), extends significantly beyond Budapest's administrative region (encompasses 193 settlements around the city), a region also commonly referred to as Central Hungary. It had a population of 3,303,786 inhabitants at the January 2013 census, making it the ''tenth largest'' urban region in Europe ( |
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary has a population of nearly 9 million, mostly ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian, the official language, is the world's most widely spoken Uralic language and among the few non-Indo-European languages widely spoken in Europe. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr. The territory of present-day Hungary has for centuries been a crossroads for various peoples, including Celts, Romans, Germanic tribes, Huns, West Slavs and the Avars. The foundation of the Hungarian state was established in the late 9th century AD with the conquest of the Carpathian Basin by Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gödöllő Hills
Gödöllő (; german: Getterle; sk, Jedľovo) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, about northeast from the outskirts of Budapest. Its population is 34,396 according to the 2010 census and is growing rapidly. It can be easily reached from Budapest with the suburban railway ( HÉV), and national raiway ( MÁV-START). Gödöllő is home to the Szent István University, the main education institute of agriculture in Hungary. The palace at Gödöllő was originally built for the aristocratic Grassalkovich family; Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary and his wife Elisabeth ("Sisi") later had their summer residence here. Communism saw much of the town's original one-storey housing levelled to make way for the blocks of flats which continue to dominate the town centre, as well as much of the Royal Forest and Elisabeth's Park levelled for industrial use. History Stone Age As far back as the Stone Age, this area was populated. Ancient times Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
