Szob () is a town in Pest county,

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. It is just south and east of the Slovak border on the north bank of the Danube. Szob is on a major electrified rail connection from

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and a major railway border crossing into Hungary. The border is located between Szob and

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. On 21 December 2007, all border controls ceased as

and

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became part of the

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. Szob is known to Americans for its forced-labor camp which held former US

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, during much of

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List of Notable people from Szob

* Gábor Demjén (1986 - ), footballer for Abahani Limited. * László Antal (1930 - 1993), linguist. * Gudbrand Gregersen de Saág (1824 – 24 December 1910), Norwegian-born Norwegian- Hungarian bridge engineer.

Gallery

File:Hungary szob.jpg, Pre-Schengen passport stamp from Szob. File:Ipoy River from Szob railway bridge.JPG, River Ipoly at Szob File:On the boat to Szob.jpg, The River Danube at Szob Wine press Szob.JPG, Winepress in the town museum Szob, bicikliút.jpg, Bicycle path along the River Danube

References

External links

* in Hungarian
Street map
Populated places in Pest County Hungary–Slovakia border crossings {{Pest-geo-stub