Biatorbágy

Biatorbágy (German: Wiehall-Kleinturwall) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 13,889 (2019). It was created in 1966 by the merger of Bia (German: Wiehall) and Torbágy (German: Kleinturwall).

Biatorbágy
Town
Flag of Biatorbágy
Flag
Coat of arms of Biatorbágy
Coat of arms
Biatorbágy is located in Hungary
Biatorbágy
Biatorbágy
Location of Biatorbágy
Coordinates: 47.47119°N 18.82520°E / 47.47119; 18.82520
Country Hungary
CountyPest
DistrictBudakeszi
Area
 • Total43.80 km2 (16.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total13,132
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2051
Area code(+36) 23
MotorwaysM0, M1
Distance from Budapest21.7 km (13.5 mi) East
Websitewww.biatorbagy.hu

Districts

History
Rail bridge in Biatorbágy

On 13 September 1931 a demented man (Szilveszter Matuska) blasted the train to Vienna on the viaduct of Biatorbágy. Killing 22 and injuring up to 122 people, 17 severely, it has been the most notorious sabotage on his crime history.

Sport
  • Biatorbágyi SE, association football club

Twin towns – sister cities

Biatorbágy is twinned with:[2]

  • Germany Herbrechtingen, Germany (1989)
  • Romania Remetea, Romania (2001)
  • Cyprus Kiti, Cyprus (2004)
  • Slovakia Dolný Štál, Slovakia (2012)
  • Ukraine Velyka Dobron, Ukraine (2013)

Notable people
  • Ferenc Juhász (1928–2015), poet
  • Gyula Juhász (1930–1993), historian
  • Csaba Horváth (born 1971), canoeist

References
  1. "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". www.ksh.hu.
  2. "Testvérvárosok". biatorbagy.hu (in Hungarian). Biatorbágy. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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