Fót is a town in
Pest county,
Budapest metropolitan area,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
.
Location
Fót is about north of the edge of Budapest. The
North Hungarian foothills lie to the west. The nearest settlement to the west is
Dunakeszi, to the northeast are
Csomád
Csomád is a village in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, 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 ...
and
Veresegyház
Veresegyház is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
Location
This village first appeared as Vesereghatz in maps made by Hungarian clerk Lazarus Secretarius between 1510 and 1520. The town lies in the Gödöllő-Hills near Cserhát. The nearest ...
, to the east is
Mogyoród
Mogyoród is a small traditional village in Pest County, Hungary. The Battle of Mogyoród took place here on 14 March 1074, between Solomon, King of Hungary and his cousins Géza and Ladislaus, who were claiming rights to the throne. To commemo ...
and Budapest is to the south. The highest point of nearby Somlyó Hill reaches
above sea level.
Architecture
The older areas of Fót feature the notable Catholic Szeplőtelen Fogantatás (Immaculate Conception) Church, built between 1845 and 1855, and the Károlyi Palace, both designed by architect
Miklós Ybl
Miklós Ybl (6 April 1814 in Székesfehérvár – 22 January 1891 in Budapest) was one of Europe's leading architects in the mid to late nineteenth century as well as Hungary's most influential architect during his career. His most well-known wo ...
.
Notable people
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Gábor Agárdy
Gábor Agárdy ( hy, Գաբրիել Արկալիյան, 2 August 1922 – 19 January 2006) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor, also known as Gábor Agárdi. He was born Gábor Arklian in Szeged of Armenian people, Armenian descent. He was award ...
(1922–2006), actor of Armenian descent
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József Cselényi (1899–1949), singer-songwriter
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Zsolt Erdei
Zsolt Erdei (born 31 May 1974) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2004 to 2009 (making eleven c ...
(born 1974), professional boxer
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András Fáy
András Fáy ( sk, Andrej Fáy; 30 May 178626 July 1864) was a Hungarian author, lawyer, politician and businessman.
Life
He was born at Kohány (today Kochanovce, suburb of Sečovce) in the county of Zemplén, and was educated for the law a ...
(1786–1864), politician and writer
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Janos Garáy (1812–1853), poet, writer and journalist
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Ádám Madaras (born 1966), pentathlete
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András Stohl
Stohl András (born February 23, 1967) is a Hungarian actor.
Career
Stohl graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest in 1990. He became a member of the Katona József Theatre in Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital a ...
(born 1967), actor
Twin towns – sister cities
Fót is
twinned with:
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Bălăușeri
Bălăușeri ( hu, Balavásár; Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Bladenmarkt) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Agrișteu, Bălăușeri, Chendu, Dumitreni, Filitelnic and Senereuș.
Histor ...
, Romania
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Batiovo, Ukraine
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San Benedetto dei Marsi
San Benedetto dei Marsi ( la, Marruvium, ; grc, Μαρούϊον, translit=Maroúïon) is a ''comune ''and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is on the eastern shore of the dried Lake Fucino, from the rem ...
, Italy
References
External links
* in Hungarian
Street map
newspapers
Populated places in Pest County
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