- Vecsés
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2|official_name=Vecsés
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Pest
area_total_km2=36.18
population_total=18770
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=518.79
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=2220
area_code=29
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Vecsés
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latd=47.40570
longd=19.26477Vecsés is a town of 18,673 in
Pest county ,Hungary , situated adjacent to Budapest'sFerihegy Airport.History
The village was first mentioned in records in
1318 . In the 14th and 15th centuries, the region had a dense network of villages and extant documents mention it as an ecclesiastical place. In1786 CountAntal Grassalkovich settled 50 families in Vecsés, who were mainlySwabian , and to a lesser extent Slovakian and Hungarian inhabitants from the surrounding villages. TheSwabian farmers grew cabbage and brought their Germanic tradition ofsauerkraut production with them and Vecsés is famous even today for itssauerkraut . Vecsés started to develop quickly after it was formed. From the end of the 19th century, the population started to grow, the village had a busy social, cultural and political life. It had a high number of victims in World War II. By the late 20th century, Vecsés became a town of individual character and as such was elevated fromvillage totown on 1 July 2001.Transportation
Bus-lines
The autobus company "VOLÁNBUSZ" operates 3 bus to Vecsés town:
* 1. Vecsés,Erzsébet tér > Budapest,Kőbánya-Kispest vá. * 2. Vecsés,Sportpálya m > Budapest,Csévéző utca * 3. Vecsés,Anna utca > Budapest,Népligetand Budapest Transport serves one line to Vecsés
* 4. BUS-Nr.200 (Budapest,Kőbánya-Kispest subway station > Budapest,Ferihegy airport Terminal 2)
Gallery
External links
* [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&tid=26815 Street map] hu icon
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