Tököl

Tököl (Serbo-Croatian: Tukulja) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

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The Chapel of St Anna
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Tököl
Location of Tököl
Coordinates: 47.32030°N 18.96711°E / 47.32030; 18.96711
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 code(s)24

Demography

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

Hungarian Uprising

An Budapest-Tököl airfield (47 20 35 N / 18 59 20 E) 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


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