Göd
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  Göd Location of Göd in Hungary | ||
| Coordinates: 47°41′38″N 19°08′32″E / 47.69397°N 19.14233°E | ||
| Country | Hungary | |
| Region | Central Hungary | |
| County | Pest | |
| Subregion | Dunakeszi | |
| Rank | City | |
| KSH code | 23649[1] | |
| Area[2] | ||
| • Total | 22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[3] | ||
| • Total | 18,379 | |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 2131 | |
| Area code | +36 27 | |
| Website | www.god.hu | |
Göd (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡød]) is a small town in Pest County, Hungary.
Location
The town is located to the North East of Budapest.
Industry
Göd is famous for its thriving tourism. It has a thermal spa open almost 365 days a year with its water already declared as rich in minerals.
Next to the motorway 2/A (connecting Göd to Budapest) Göd is the second town to the north of Budapest, and the first one without large socialist-era housing estates. That is, the green belt around Budapest starts with Göd in fact on the left side of the Danube River.
Infrastructure
Göd is connected to Budapest (via Dunakeszi, southbound) and to Vác (via Sződliget, northbound) by railway and public roads. On an average weekday, there are buses and trains every 30 minutes to both directions. Vác is 15 minutes by car and by train, and 25 minutes by bus. Western Railway Station (Budapest) is 30 minutes by train. Because of these benefits, Göd is sometimes categorized as a dormitory town, as many commuters seem to come home from the city only to sleep. Nevertheless, Göd has a vivid social life: civil organizations, churches, galleries, clubs, monthly newspaper, etc. that makes the town different from an average dormitory town.
Gallery
Famous people
The following famous people appear in the history of Göd:
- Eugene Wigner – physicist, Nobel-prize winner;
- Tivadar Huzella – biologist, cancer researcher, founder of the Biology Research Centre of Göd;
- László Németh – writer;
- Fülöp Beck Ö – sculptor;
- Gabriella Lakatos – ballet-dancer;
- Kálmán Latabár – actor;
- Mór Kóczán – sportsman, athlete (javelin throw), Olympic bronze medalist, Hungarian champion;
- Zoltán Kammerer – sportsman (kayak), World Champion, European Champion, Olympic Gold winner;
- Colonel Miklós Nemeskéri Kiss – hero of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848;
- Gábor Koncz – actor;
- László Arany – poet (son of János Arany)
Twin towns — Sister cities
Göd is twinned with:
References
- ↑ Göd at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ Göd at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ Göd at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2009;
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