*** Welcome to piglix ***

Isaszeg

Isaszeg
Battle of Isaszeg
Coat of arms of Isaszeg
Coat of arms
Isaszeg is located in Hungary
Isaszeg
Isaszeg
Location of Isaszeg in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°31′48″N 19°23′57″E / 47.53005°N 19.39913°E / 47.53005; 19.39913
Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County Pest
Subregion Gödöllői
Rank City
KSH code 07807
Area
 • Total 54.83 km2 (21.17 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2008)
 • Total 11,151
 • Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2117
Area code +36 28
Website www.isaszeg.hu

Isaszeg is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 10,979 (2007).

On the top of the cemetery hill stands the old parochial church of the village. It was last rebuilt in gothic style. However, the foundations of the old rotunda is visible north and south of the nave of the church. The recent church was built by the eastern extension (apsis) and by western extension (nave and choir) of the original rotunda. The church has western tower with rectangular lower part and octagonal upper part, as in many Hungarian old churches (for example: Nagymaros, Csurgó, Aracs, Somogyvámos, Szeged - Dömötör tower, Felsőörs)

Isaszeg is twinned with:

Coordinates: 47°32′N 19°24′E / 47.533°N 19.400°E / 47.533; 19.400



...
Wikipedia

...