Esztergom
Sign in to saveEsztergom (; ; or ; , known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th until the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.
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Esztergom is a city in northern Hungary located on the Danube River, which marks the border with Slovakia. It was Hungary's capital from the 10th century until the mid-13th century, when the royal seat was moved to Buda.
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- Hungarian Rome, Hungarian Sion, City of St. Stephen
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- City with county rights
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- Logo
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- Esztergom
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- Top left: Dark Gate, Top upper right: Esztergom Basilica, Top lower right: Saint Adalbert Convention Center, Middle left: Kis-Duna Setany (Little Danube Promenade), Middle right: Saint Stephen's Square, Bottom: Esztergom Castle Hill and Danube River
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22 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- History
- Architecture
- The castle and palace
- Esztergom Basilica
- Viziváros
- Cathedral Library
- Szent Tamás-hegy
- Széchényi Square and the Town Hall
- Other churches
- Demographics
- Languages and ethnic groups
- Religion
- Industry
- Climate
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th until the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.
Esztergom is the seat of the prímás (see Primate) of the Catholic Church in Hungary, and the former seat of the Constitutional Court of Hungary. The city has a Christian Museum with the largest ecclesiastical collection in Hungary. Its cathedral, Esztergom Basilica, is the largest church in Hungary. Near the Basilica there is a campus of the Pázmány Péter Catholic University.
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