Pécel

Town in Pest, Hungary
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47°29′21″N 19°20′08″E / 47.4893°N 19.33542°E / 47.4893; 19.33542Country HungaryCountyPestArea
 • Total43.63 km2 (16.85 sq mi)Population
 (2007)
 • Total14,328 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
2119
Area code28

Pécel is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It is situated outside Budapest's 17th district a little over 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Budapest city centre.

Notable people

  • Gedeon Ráday, soldier and politician, Minister of Defence
  • István Sárközi, footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

Pécel is twinned with:[1]

  • Austria Mistelbach, Austria
  • Finland Iisalmi, Finland

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References

  1. ^ "Partner- és testvérvárosaink". pecel.hu (in Hungarian). Pécel. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

External links

  • Official website
  • Street map (in Hungarian)
  • Pécel News
  • Aerial photographs of Pécel
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