Pomáz () is a small town in Pest County,

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. It is located on the HÉV commuter train line from Budapest to

Szentendre Szentendre, also known as Saint Andrew is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri ...

Sights

Pomáz is famous for its

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Church of St. George. Just as in nearby Szentendre, a Serbian community existed in the town since the time of the Ottoman presence in Eastern Europe. There are also a

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and a

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church in the town. The town also features the Teleki-Wattay castle, built in 1773 in baroque style, but extensively renovated in the second half of the 19th century. After the

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, it was converted to an

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, and successively a child-care institute; in the early 21st century it was renovated once again under the EU

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programme, and became a venue for

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projects, known as the Choral Castle.

Notable people

The Teleki family, which owned the castle, counted among its members controversial prime minister

Pál Teleki Count Pál János Ede Teleki de Szék (1 November 1879 – 3 April 1941) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1921 and from 1939 to 1941. He was also an expert in geography, a uni ...

(in office 1920-1921 and 1939–1941). * Max Kopfstein, (1856–1924), Rabbi, expert in the negotiations to the

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, 1919 *

Andreas Alföldi András (Andreas) Ede Zsigmond Alföldi (27 August 1895 – 12 February 1981) was a Hungarian historian, art historian, epigraphist, numismatist and archaeologist, specializing in the Late Antique period. He was one of the most productive 20th- ...

(1895–1981), historian *

Sándor Egervári Sándor Egervári (born 15 July 1950) is a Hungarian football manager and former player. He attended the University of Physical Education in Budapest and qualified as a football coach in 1983. He has completed the UEFA A and B course and as ...

(b. 1950), football manager * Gyula Glykais (1893–1948), fencer * Ádám György (b. 1982), pianist

Twin towns – sister cities

Pomáz is twinned with: *

Krzywiń Krzywiń () is a town in west-central Poland in the Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, located at the Obra, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Obra canal. History Krzywiń was first referred to in scripts as ''Crivin'' in 1181. But it was no ...

, Poland *

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, Germany

References

Populated places in Pest County Serb communities in Hungary {{Pest-geo-stub