Aszód




Town in Pest, Hungary






















































Aszód
Town

The House of the Armed Forces Club (formerly the Casino)
The House of the Armed Forces Club (formerly the Casino)





Flag of Aszód
Flag
Coat of arms of Aszód
Coat of arms


Aszód is located in Hungary

Aszód

Aszód



Location of Aszód

Coordinates: 47°39′16″N 19°28′48″E / 47.65451°N 19.47998°E / 47.65451; 19.47998Coordinates: 47°39′16″N 19°28′48″E / 47.65451°N 19.47998°E / 47.65451; 19.47998
Country
 Hungary
County Pest
District Aszód
Area

 • Total 16.21 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population
(2015)

 • Total 6,162
 • Density 380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2170
Area code (+36) 28
Website aszod.hu




Podmanitzky family palace in Aszód.


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



External links








  • Official website in Hungarian


  • Street map (in Hungarian)












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