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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 / 47.65046; 19.28299
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	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

^ Veresegyház, KSH

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City with county rights	Budapest (county seat, but not part of the county) Érd
Towns	Abony Albertirsa Aszód Biatorbágy Budakalász Budakeszi Budaörs Cegléd Dabas Diósd Dunaharaszti Dunakeszi Dunavarsány Fót Göd Gödöllő Gyál Gyömrő Halásztelek Isaszeg Kerepes Kistarcsa Maglód Monor Nagykáta Nagykőrös Nagymaros Ócsa Őrbottyán Örkény Pécel Pilis Piliscsaba Pilisvörösvár Pomáz Ráckeve Sülysáp Százhalombatta Szentendre Szigethalom Szigetszentmiklós Szob Tápiószele Tököl Törökbálint Tura Újhartyán Üllő Vác Vecsés Veresegyház Visegrád Zsámbék
Large villages	Alsónémedi Bag Bugyi Csömör Dömsöd Ecser Felsőpakony Hernád Inárcs Kartal Kiskunlacháza Leányfalu Nagykovácsi Nyáregyháza Solymár Szada Taksony Táborfalva Tápiószecső Tápiószentmárton Tárnok Valkó
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