Visegrád
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This article is about a place in Hungary. For the political alliance, see Visegrád Group. For other similarly-named places, see Visegrad (disambiguation).
Visegrád (Hungarian: [ˈviʃɛɡraːd]; German: Plintenburg; Latin: Pone Navata or Altum Castrum; Slovak: Vyšehrad) is a castle town in Pest County, Hungary. It is north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend. It had a population of 1,864 in 2010. The town is the site of the remains of the Early Renaissance summer palace of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and a medieval citadel.
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Visegrád | |
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Descending, from top: the city in the Danube Bend, ruins of the Royal Palace, gate of the Citadel | |
Coordinates: 47.78483°N 18.97367°E / 47.78483; 18.97367 | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Hungary |
County | Pest |
District | Szentendre District |
Founded | 1009 |
Area | |
• Total | 33.27 km2 (12.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,841[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2025 |
Area code | 26 |
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