Nyergesújfalu

Nyergesújfalu
Nyergesújfalu Location of Nyergesújfalu
Coordinates: 47°45′24″N 18°32′56″E / 47.75678°N 18.54875°E / 47.75678; 18.54875Coordinates: 47°45′24″N 18°32′56″E / 47.75678°N 18.54875°E / 47.75678; 18.54875
Country	Hungary
County	Komárom-Esztergom
Area
– Total	39.51 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)
– Total	7,649
– Density	193.59/km2 (501.4/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	2536
Area code(s)	33

Nyergesújfalu is a town in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary.

Aerialphotography: Nyergesújfalu, earthfort

The city, located near the river Danube, is an ancient site of habitation. Aerial photography has revealed the outline of an earthwork fort built centuries ago. It has become a destination for tourists and hikers; the latter take advantage of hills and trails in the region. Nyergesújfalu became a city officially in 1989.

Its baroque-style church was built in the 18th century, when Empress Mária Terézia granted land to the founders. Next to the church is the Salesian secondary school, where Attila József studied for a short time.

The city is associated with the noted painter Kernstock Károly (1873–1940), who inherited a house in Nyergesújfalu and lived here for several years. He was the center of an artistic community that created the modernist movement in Hungarian art.^[1]

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Twin towns — Sister cities

Nyergesújfalu is twinned with:

• Neu Wulmstorf, Germany
• Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Germany

References

1. ^ "Hungarian Hunt from Paris to Nagybanya, 1900-1914", Art Knowledge News, accessed 15 Sep 2010

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)
• "Nyergesújfalu", Tourist guide webpage (Hungarian)