Biatorbágy
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Biatorbágy ({{langx|de|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).
Districts
- Bia ({{langx|de|Wiehall}})
- Torbágy ({{langx|de|Kleinturwall}})
History
{{stack|File:Biatorbágyi Viadukt, HUN.JPG}}
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
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}
Biatorbágy is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Testvérvárosok|url=http://biatorbagy.hu/biatorbagy/testvervarosok|website=biatorbagy.hu|publisher=Biatorbágy|language=hu|access-date=2021-04-06}}
- {{flagicon|GER}} Herbrechtingen, Germany (1989)
- {{flagicon|ROU}} Remetea, Romania (2001)
- {{flagicon|CYP}} Kiti, Cyprus (2004)
- {{flagicon|SVK}} Dolný Štál, Slovakia (2012)
- {{flagicon|UKR}} Velyka Dobron, Ukraine (2013)
Notable people
- Ferenc Juhász (1928–2015), poet
- Gyula Juhász (1930–1993), historian
- Csaba Horváth (born 1971), canoeist
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Biatorbágy}}
{{Wikivoyage|Biatorbágy}}
- {{Official website|http://www.biatorbagy.hu/}} in Hungarian, English and German
{{Budakeszi District}}
{{Pest County}}
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Category:Hungarian German communities
Category:Populated places in Pest County
Category:Budapest metropolitan area
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