Aszód
Appearance
Aszód | |
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![]() The House of the Armed Forces Club (formerly the Casino) | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Pest |
Area | |
• Total | 16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 6,051 |
• Density | 373.28/km2 (966.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2170 |
Area code | 28 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Podmaniczky_Mansion%2C_aerial_photo%2C_Asz%C3%B3d.jpg/270px-Podmaniczky_Mansion%2C_aerial_photo%2C_Asz%C3%B3d.jpg)
Aszód is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
History
During World War II, Aszód was captured on 7 December 1944 by Soviet troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Budapest Offensive.
Notable Residents
- Sándor Petőfi, Hungarian national poet and liberal revolutionary
- Podmanitzky family, Hungarian noble family
- Aristid von Würtzler, Hungarian harpist, composer, leader of the New York Harp Ensemble
- József Jung, Hungarian architect
- Sándor Sára, Hungarian cinematographer and film director
- Zoltán Huszárik, Hungarian film director, screenwriter, visual artist and actor
- Ignaz Aurelius Fessler, Hungarian ecclesiastic, politician, historian and freemason
- Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer, Olympic gold medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan
- Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, Silesian noble, wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary and sister of the great-grandfather of Edward VIII and George VI (father of Queen Elizabeth II), Kings of the United Kingdom