Sárbogárd (german: Bochart) is a town in
Fejér county,
Hungary
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. The town is at the intersection of important railroad routes in Hungary: this is where electrified routes from
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and
Pécs merge with non-electrifed railways from
Baja and
Szekszárd. A double electrified track runs from Sárbogárd to
Budapest
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allowing
MÁV trains to provide quick access to the capital.
Twin towns — sister cities
Sárbogárd is
twinned with:
*
Bene
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, Ukraine
*
Zetea, Romania
Notable people
*
Zoltán Lengyel (1960–), politician
*
Géza Mészöly (1844–1887), Romantic painter
*
Lajos Májer (1956–1998), footballer
*
Béla Jurcsek (1893–1945), politician, Minister of Agriculture
*
Gábor Varga (1968–), politician
Gallery
Sárbogárd-első-katonai-felmérése.jpg, The map of Sárbogárd from the First Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire
Sárbogárd-második-katonai-felmérése.jpg, The map of Sárbogárd from the Second Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire
Sárbogárd-harmadik-katonai-felmérése.jpg, The map of Sárbogárd from the 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire
References
External links
* in Hungarian
Populated places in Fejér County
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