Esztergom
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Top left:Dark Gate, Top upper right:Esztergon Cathedral, Top lower right:Saint Adalbert Convention Center, Middle left:Kis-Duna Setany (Little Danube Promenade), Middle right:Saint Stephen's Square, Bottom:Esztergon Castle Hill and Danube River
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| Nickname(s): Hungarian Rome, Hungarian Sion, City of St. Stephen |
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 Esztergom
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| Coordinates: 47°47′8″N 18°44′25″E / 47.78556°N 18.74028°E | |||
| Country |
 Hungary
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| County | Komárom-Esztergom | ||
| Established | around 972 | ||
| Capital of Hungary | 972-1249 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Etelka Romanek (Fidesz-KDNP) (2014-) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 100.35 km2 (38.75 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 28,412 | ||
| • Density | 308.2/km2 (798/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 2500-2509 | ||
| Area code(s) | 33 | ||
| Website | www.esztergom.hu | ||
Esztergom (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛstɛrɡom] 
listen , German: Gran, Slovak: Ostrihom known by alternative names), is a city in northern Hungary, 46 kilometres (29 miles) northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there.
Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th till the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.
Esztergom is the seat of the prímás (see Primate) of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary, and the former seat of the Constitutional Court of Hungary. The city has the Keresztény Múzeum, the largest ecclesiastical collection in Hungary. Its cathedral, Esztergom Basilica is the largest church in Hungary.
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