Central Hungary

Central Hungary consists of only one county, Pest County. Budapest, the capital of the country, is the administrative center of the county, but constitutes a separate territorial unit.

47°30′36″N 19°27′0″E

Map of Central Hungary

• 47.46055618.9577781 Budaörs — Western Gate of Budapest
• 47.17164519.7977512 Cegléd — a small town with one of the largest Reformed churches
• 47.62972219.1380563 Dunakeszi — shopping city, Roman Harbour Fort remains
• 47.37833318.9219444 Érd — a suburb of Budapest
• 47.78555618.7402785 Esztergom — the first capital, the seat of Constitutional Court and the Roman Catholic Church of Hungary, home of the biggest church in Central Europe.
• 47.619.3666676 Gödöllő — a town east of Budapest most famous for its former royal palace
• 47.67333319.07257 Szentendre — picturesque town on the Danube just north of Budapest
• 47.34527819.0483338 Szigetszentmiklós
• 47.77527819.1311119 Vác — a town on the Danube bend with several churches and lots of baroque architecture

The area is well connected by bus and train with Budapest. All commuter lines (HÉV) except 'H7' reach the region. There are three-six commuter trains per hour on all lines, all directions. Logo is:

Budapest is the hub for almost all public transport lines. This means you sometimes must go first to Budapest and then back out to your destination, even that means a much longer journey.

• Swimming, angling at quarry lakes (Stay safe!)

The tap water is potable throughout the region.

There are some quarry lakes which are partly usable for swimming. There are also a few signposted nudist beaches in this region like Délegyháza (to the south) and Szigetmonostor to the north.

In hunting season (Oct to Feb), look for warnings about some closed areas in forests and hills of Pilis.

The hills are sometimes closed in the winter, due to slip hazards.

• Central Transdanubia
• Northern Hungary
• Northern Great Plain
• Southern Great Plain