Veresegyház is a town in
Gödöllő district,
Pest county,
Hungary
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.
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 neighbour is
Szada.
It is directly bordered by
Őrbottyán to the north,
Erdőkertes
Erdőkertes is a village in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to th ...
and
Vácegres to the northeast,
Gödöllő
Gödöllő, officially the City of Gödöllő, is a city 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 b ...
and
Szada to the southeast,
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 ...
to the southwest and
Csomád to the west.
Attractions
*Roman Catholic Church: Built in 1777 by
Christoph Anton Migazzi in the style of
Louis XVI
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.
*The parish buildings and monuments from the lake not far from the stone crosses, there are pedestals to Mary Magdalene and St. John the Evangelist.
*Roman Catholic cemetery: in 1806 and 1849 with red marble headstones
*Reformed Church: was built in 1786.
*Bear and wolf shelters: On November 24, 1998, Central Europe's only bear shelter was opened, covering . There are wolves in the park as well.
Twin towns – sister cities
Veresegyház is
twinned with:
*
Atia (Corund), Romania
*
Šahy
Šahy (, rarely ) is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,238 people (2018), with an average age of 42.5.
Geography
It is located at the eastern reaches of the Danubian Lowland on the riv ...
, Slovakia
*
Schneeberg, Germany
Notable people
*
Zoltán Bánföldi, footballer
*
József Darányi, athlete
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Zoltán Joó, painter
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Zoltán Téglás, American-Hungarian singer, songwriter and producer
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István Sipeki, footballer
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Norbert Palásthy, footballer
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István Kövesfalvi, footballer
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Zoltán Bánföldi, footballer
Resources
*Lajos Horváth: Veresegyház. Local history and village plans. Veresegyház, 1977. 251 p.
External links
Street map
Documentary film about the city
Veresegyház Official WebsiteFacebook pageWebsite of the Roman Catholic ChurchPhotos of Veresegyház
References
Populated places in Pest County
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