Biatorbágy
Biatorbágy (German: Wiehall-Kleinturwall) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 10,720 (2007).
Biatorbágy
Wiehall-Kleinturwall (in German) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Biatorbágy Location of Biatorbágy | |
| Coordinates: 47.47119°N 18.82520°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District | Budakeszi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.80 km2 (16.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 13,132[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2051 |
| Area code | (+36) 23 |
| Motorways | M0, M1 |
| Distance from Budapest | 21.7 km (13.5 mi) East |
| Website | www |
Biatorbágy - Rail Bridge
On 13 September 1931 a demented man (Szilveszter Matuska) blasted the train to Vienna on the viaduct of Biatorbágy.
Notable residents
- Csaba Horváth (b. 1971), canoeist
- Ferenc Juhász (1928 - 2015), poet
- Gyula Juhász (1930 - 1993), historian
Sport
- Biatorbágyi SE, association football club
Twin towns – sister cities
Biatorbágy is twinned with:
Herbrechtingen, Germany (1989)
Remetea, Romania (2001)
Kiti, Cyprus (2004)
Dolný Štál, Slovakia (2012)
Velyka Dobron, Ukraine (2013)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Biatorbágy. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Biatorbágy. |
- Official website in Hungarian, English and German
References
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