Tököl

Tököl
The Chapel of St Anna
Flag Coat of arms
Tököl Location of Tököl
Coordinates: 47°19′13″N 18°58′02″E / 47.32030°N 18.96711°E / 47.32030; 18.96711Coordinates: 47°19′13″N 18°58′02″E / 47.32030°N 18.96711°E / 47.32030; 18.96711
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
Area
• Total	38.49 km2 (14.86 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	9,337
• Density	242.58/km2 (628.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2316
Area code(s)	24

Tököl (Serbo-Croatian: Tukulja) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

Aerialphotography from Tököl

Demography[]

The majority of residents are Hungarians, with a minority of Bunjevci.

Hungarian Uprising[]

An Budapest-Tököl airfield (47 20 35 N / 18 59 20 E) was built during World War II, which was to become a Soviet military base. During the Hungarian Uprising, Pál Maléter, as Defence Minister for the Imre Nagy government, went to negotiate with the Soviet military presence and was arrested during the negotiations.

Notable residents[]

• Pál Hoffman, politician
• István Szilágyi, handball player

External links[]

• Street map (in Hungarian)

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