Biatorbágy
Biatorbágy | ||
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Biatorbágy Location of Biatorbágy | ||
Coordinates: 47°28′16″N 18°49′31″E / 47.47119°N 18.82520°ECoordinates: 47°28′16″N 18°49′31″E / 47.47119°N 18.82520°E | ||
Country | Hungary | |
County | Pest | |
Area | ||
• Total | 43.80 km2 (16.91 sq mi) | |
Population (2005) | ||
• Total | 12,294 | |
• Density | 217.4/km2 (563/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 2051 | |
Area code(s) | 23 |
Biatorbágy (German: Wiehall-Kleinturwall) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 10,720 (2007).
On 13 September 1931 a demented man (Szilveszter Matuska) blasted the train to Vienna on the viaduct of Biatorbágy.
Districts
Notable residents
- Csaba Horváth (b. 1971), canoeist
- Ferenc Juhász (b. 1928), poet
- Gyula Juhász (1930 - 1993), historian and Ferenc's brother.
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)
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