Felcsút

The village was first mentioned in 1269 where its name was originated from the personal name "Csút". ("fel-" ["felső"] means "upper" in Hungarian.) In the Middle Ages the owners were crusaders from Székesfehérvár and in the 15th century became property of the Pálos rend.

Owners and inhabitants were often changed between the 16th century and 19th century.

The Roman Catholic church was built in classicist style between 1828 and 1840, and the Reformed church was finished by 1895.

A big change was the building of the railway which connected the village to the rest of the country, which was discontinued since.

On 15 November 2023, the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier game Israel-Switzerland took place in Felcsút, partly due to then-time Gaza war.

In 2009 Felcsút became the richest Hungarian settlement by capita (171 092 HUF), pushing 2nd and 12th district of Budapest to the 2nd and 3rd place. In 2008 Felcsút was standing in the 336th place.

The development of Felcsút is a pet project of the prime minister Viktor Orbán. During Orbán's tenure as PM, several building projects were initiated or completed in the village, including Pancho Arena, a football stadium next to a property owned by Orbán, which was built in 2014 (the stadium has 3,900 seats, which is more than double of Felcsút's population),[http://www.origo.hu/sport/magyarfoci/20140417-bemutattak-a-sajtonak-a-puskas-ferenc-labdarugo-akademia-uj-stadionjat.html Ilyen lett a felcsúti stadion] origo.hu, April 17, 2014[http://hvg.hu/nagyitas/20140421_Felcsut_mindenki_ott_volt_Orban_foto Felcsút: mindenki ott volt Orbán stadionavatóján, aki számít] hvg.hu, April 21, 2014] and a narrow-gauge railway line, planned to be completed by 2019.[http://nol.hu/gazdasag/kisvasut-nem-eleg-felcsutra-motorvonat-kell-1583617 Megvalósul Orbán álma? Hosszabb lehet a felcsúti kisvasút] nol.hu, January 8, 2016 {{Update needed|date=July 2024}}In early 2014 plans of construction of a new airport were reported, these rumors turned out to be false, as the building permit posted on the local government's website is of an earlier date and refers to an already existing airport, owned by Péter Besenyei.[http://www.origo.hu/itthon/20140127-nem-epul-ujabb-repuloter-felcsuton.html Már két éve van engedély a Felcsút melletti reptérre] origo.hu, January 27, 2014

• Pancho Arena

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• http://felcsut.hu/
• [http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=HU&p_id=29939 Felcsút in the Statistical registry] {{in lang|hu}}

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Category:Populated places in Fejér County

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