Tököl
Appearance
Tököl | |
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Country | Hungary |
County | Pest |
Area | |
• Total | 38.49 km2 (14.86 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,337 |
• Density | 242.58/km2 (628.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2316 |
Area code | 24 |
Tököl ([Tukulja] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
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
- Pál Hoffman, politician
- István Szilágyi, handball player