Szentendre Island () is an island in the

Danube River The Danube ( ; see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important riv ...

between the Danube Bend and

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

in Hungary. The island is flanked by the to the west, and the main branch of the river to the east. It is 31 km long with an area of 56 km², and forms part of the

Szentendre District Szentendre () is a district in north-western part of Pest County. ''Szentendre'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Szentendre District bo ...

of Pest County. The

Megyeri Bridge The Megyeri Bridge (, ), previously known as the Northern M0 Danube bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, respectively the west and east sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It is an importan ...

, carrying Budapests's M0 motorway ring road, crosses the southern tip of the island, but there is no access to the island's road network from it. The island is connected to the mainland by the that crosses the Szentendre branch. There are also a number of ferries, across both the Szentendre and main branches of the Danube. Several villages are located on the island including (from north to south) Kisoroszi, Tahitótfalu, Pócsmegyer, Surány, Szigetmonostor and Horány. In addition to farmland, orchards and vineyards, the island's most important role is to supply Budapest and the neighbouring towns with water.

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River islands of Hungary Islands of the Danube {{Pest-geo-stub