BUDAKESZI

'Budakeszi' () is a town in Pest county, Hungary, about 10 km from Budapest.

Contents

Meaning of the name

Location

Twin towns

Famous residents

External links

Meaning of the name

Buda is the western side of Budapest, Keszi was one of the seven ancient Hungarian tribes.

Location

The town is located to the West from Budapest, the distance from the "0 km" sign is 12 km.
Most of the citizens go to work every morning to the capital. With mass transportation (No. 22 bus or Volánbusz intercity bus) this normally takes ca. 15 minutes.
The town has a catholic and a protestant church and also a Jewish cemetery (19th–20th centuries). The surrounding hills are ideal for tourists, near the town there is an airfield for sail planes (gliders) and for small planes.

Twin towns

Budakeszi is twinned with:

★ Delbrück-Westenholz, Germany ★ Deyda, Ukraine ★ Lich, Germany ★ Neckarsulm, Germany ★ Sankt Margarethen an Raab, Austria ★ Topliţa, Romania

Famous residents

★ András Balczó, Olympic gold medalist (Modern Pentathlon, 1972)

★ Gáspár Nagy, poet, Kossuth Prize winner

External links

Official homepage