Veresegyház

Veresegyház
Town
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Veresegyház Location of Veresegyház
Coordinates: 47°39′02″N 19°16′59″E / 47.65046°N 19.28299°E
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
Government
• Mayor	Béla Pásztor (independent)
Area
• Total	28.56 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	18,122[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2112
Area code(s)	28

Veresegyház is a town in Pest county, Hungary.

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.

Attractions

• Roman Catholic Church: Built in 1777 by Christoph Anton Migazzi in the style of Louis XVI.
• 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 3.5 acres (1.4 ha). There are wolves in the park as well.

Twin towns — sister cities

Veresegyház is twinned with:

• Schneeberg, Germany
• Atia, Romania
• Šarovce, Slovakia
• Giv'at Shmuel, Israel
• Pastovce, Slovakia

Notable residents

• Zoltán Bánföldi, former Hungarian footballer
• József Darányi, Hungarian athlete
• Zoltán Joó, Hungarian painter
• Zoltán Téglás, American-born Hungarian singer, songwriter and producer
• István Sipeki, footballer
• Norbert Palásthy, footballer
• István Kövesfalvi, footballer
• Zoltán Bánföldi, footballer

Resources

• Lajos Horváth: Veresegyház. Local history and village plans. Veresegyház, 1977. 251 p.

External links

• Street map (in Hungarian)
• Documentary film about the city (in Hungarian)
• Veresegyház Official Website
• Facebook page
• Website of the Roman Catholic Church
• Photos of Veresegyház

References