Pécel is a town in Pest county,

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. It is situated outside Budapest's 17th district a little over from Budapest city centre.

Notable people

* Gedeon Ráday, soldier and politician, Minister of Defence *

István Sárközi István Sárközi (21 October 1947 – 31 January 1992) was a Hungary, Hungarian association football, footballer. He was born in Jászberény. He won a gold medal in the Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Olympic team competition ...

, footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Pécel is twinned with: *

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, Austria *

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, Finland

Gallery

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References

External links

Official websiteStreet map

Pécel NewsAerial photographs of Pécel
Populated places in Pest County {{Pest-geo-stub