Tököl () is a town in
Pest County,
Hungary
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.
Demography
The majority of residents are
Hungarians
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, with a Croatian minority of
Bunjevci
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or Raci.
Hungarian Uprising
An Budapest-Tököl airfield (47 20 35 N / 18 59 20 E) was built during
World War II
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, 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.
In 1952, the 24th and 25th fighter regiments of the Hungarian Air Force settled at the Tököl airport. In 1953, on October 1, the Tököl air base of the Hungarian People's Army was established. That same year, the aircraft repair company operating at the airport was separated from Csepel Autógyár National Vállalat and the Pestvidéki Machine Factory specializing in the repair of military aircraft was established. The overhauled aircraft were flown in at the Tököl airport. The factory continued to repair helicopters after the dissolution of the
Warsaw Pact
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and the removal of Soviet forces from Hungary.
Notable residents
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Pál Hoffman, politician
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István Szilágyi, handball player
Twin towns – sister cities
Tököl is
twinned with:
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Klein Rönnau, Germany
References
External links
Street map
Populated places in Pest County
Croatian communities in Hungary
Serb communities in Hungary
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