Pest County
Pest county is in Central Hungary. It surrounds the national capital Budapest, but does not include it. About 2/3 of the county's population of 1.3 million (2018) live in the suburbs of Budapest.
Cities
Western part
| đ Ărd Sights include the Hungarian Geographical Museum, Local History Museum, the Turkish Minaret, Votive and Calvary Chapels, ruins of SzapĂĄry Mansion and Dog Castle, Saint Michael Well, Fundoklia Valley, Hight River Bank, Beliczay Island. |
| đ SzigetszentmiklĂłs (Dunaharaszti, Szigethalom, HalĂĄsztelek, Tököl, DunavarsĂĄny, DĂ©legyhĂĄza, Taksony) |
| đ Budaörs Sights include Local History Museum, Archaeology Museum, John of Nepomuk Church, KĆ Hill, Odvas Hill, TörökugratĂł Hill, HuszonnĂ©gyökrös Hill, Nap Hill, TƱzkĆ Hill. |
| đ SzĂĄzhalombatta Famous for the tumulus field found at the edge of the town. Sights include Matrica Museum, Archaeological Park, the Baroque Serbian Orthodox Church, the modern Saint Stephen Church by Imre Makovecz and the Boating Lake. |
| đ Budakeszi Famous for the Wildlife Park. Other sights are the Arboretum, Heritage Museum, Pilgrimage Church of MakkosmĂĄria, Hungarian National Anthem Statue, Giant Sequoias. |
| đ TörökbĂĄlint (DiĂłsd) Sights include Local History Collection, Walla Mansion, Observation Tower on Anna Hill. In DiĂłsd: Radio and Television Museum, Heritage House, Beehive Stones. |
| đ BiatorbĂĄgy Sights include the historical Railway Viaduct, Swabian Heritage Museum, SĂĄndor-Metternich Mansion, Bolha Hill. Wine Cellars and Observation Tower in PĂĄty. |
| đ RĂĄckeve (Szigetbecse, SzigetĂșjfalu) The oldest Serbian Orthodox Church in Hungary and Savoyai Palace Hotel. |
| đ ZsĂĄmbĂ©k Famous for the ruins of medieval Premontre Monastery and Church. Other sights are the Lamp Museum, Heritage Museum, Convent Garden, Turkish Well, Baroque Church, Zichy Mansion, Cellar Area. In the surroundings: Granary and Gothic-sytle chapel in BudajenĆ, Local History Exhibition in PerbĂĄl, Lake Garancs in PerbĂĄl, Church Ruins and Heritage House in Tök. |
Eastern part
| đ CeglĂ©d (Abony, Albertirsa) A small town with one of the largest Reformed churches. |
| đ GödöllĆ (VeresegyhĂĄz, PĂ©cel, Kistarcsa, Isaszeg, Kerepes, Szada) A town east of Budapest most famous for its former royal palace. |
| đ Ăcsa Home to the Premontrei monastery, a 13th-century Romanesque basilica. |
| đ NagykĆrös including KocsĂ©r |
| đ VecsĂ©s (MaglĂłd, ĂllĆ) |
| đ Monor (GyömrĆ, Pilis) |
| đ Dabas (ĂrkĂ©ny, ĂjhartyĂĄn) |
| đ NagykĂĄta (SĂŒlysĂĄp, TĂĄpiĂłszele) |
| đ ĆrbottyĂĄn A lovely town north-east from the capital, famous for its traditional bell founder manufacture. |
| đ AszĂłd (Tura) A town east of GödöllĆ that has a church, a palace, and a museum. |
Dunakeszi, VĂĄc, Szentendre, PomĂĄz, PilisvörösvĂĄr, Nagymaros, VerĆce, Szob and VisegrĂĄd are described in the Danube Bend article.
See
- đ Apaj â 50 km from Budapest, it has a Reform church, Millennium Park and Upper Kiskunsag. The plain is part of the Kiskunsag National Park.
- đ DĂĄnszentmiklĂłs â 30 km by bus from CeglĂ©d. It is an agricultural village dating from 1324 where you can go horse riding in the spacious park surrounding the Wekerle Estate to enjoy the beautiful Hungarian countryside.
- đ Dömsöd â a village close to RĂĄckeve with the PetĆfi SĂĄndor Memorial Museum and VecsĂ©si - Bazsonyi Gallery, dedicated to the great Hungarian poet and works of local painters.
- đ MogyorĂłd â 18 km northeast of the limit of Budapest in Pest county, take the HĂV suburban train from Ărs VezĂ©r tĂ©r. Hungaroring, a motor-racing circuit in MogyorĂłd where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. Aquarena, the largest waterpark in Hungary.
- đ RĂĄday Castle, PĂ©cel â an example of Hungarian 18th-century gentry-class architecture.
- đ Pusztavacs â 54 km south-east of Budapest. Known for equestrianism.
- đ TatĂĄrszentgyörgy â ancient juniper fields.
- đ VeresegyhĂĄz â Sight of a bear sanctuary. Its Roman Catholic church was built in 1777, and the Roman Catholic cemetery in 1806 and 1849. Its Reformed Church was built in 1786.
Do
The đ GödöllĆ Land Protected Area (GödöllĆi TĂĄjvĂ©delmi Körzet). is a part of the DunaâIpoly National Park. It has cultural and natural sights, and is a good place for biking, walking, horse riding, and hunting. You can get in from north VĂĄc to Albertirsa, and to the eastern part from ErdĆkertes to PĂ©cel.
The Ăcsa Land Protected Area is home to over 200 bird species, and has organised tours.
The Pest County Red Trail (Pest Megyei Piros (PMP)). is Pest county's longest hiking trail, at 245 km. It starts from VerĆce on Börzsöny mountains and runs to Apajpuszta of the Great Plains. It passes the following locations: Katalinpuszta, Kosd, RĂĄd, VĂĄcduka, SzĆd, VĂĄcrĂĄtĂłt, ĆrbottyĂĄn, VĂĄcegres, GödöllĆ, Isaszeg, GyömrĆ, PĂ©teri, HosszĂșberek, CsĂ©vharaszt, Ăcsa, DĂ©legyhĂĄza, DunavarsĂĄny, SzigetcsĂ©p, SzigetĂșjfalu, RĂĄckeve, Dömsöd, and Apaj.