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Tököl
The Chapel of St Anna
The Chapel of St Anna
Country Hungary
CountyPest
Area
 • Total38.49 km2 (14.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total9,337
 • Density242.58/km2 (628.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2316
Area code24

Tököl ([Tukulja] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

Aerialphotography from Tököl

Demography

The majority of residents are Hungarians, with a minority of Bunjevci.

Hungarian Uprising

An airfield was built during World War II, which was to become a Soviet military base. During the Hungarian Uprising, Pál Maléter, as Defence Minister for the Imre Nagy government, went to negotiate with the Soviet military presence and was arrested during the negotiations.

Notable residents