Esztergom

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Location in Hungary

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Esztergom is a city in Hungary, 45 kilometers north of Budapest. 30 928 people live in Esztergom. It is the center of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary, and the Constitutional court is in the city. There are a lot of rich museums in the city.

Geography

Esztergom is on the right side of the river Danube. There are big islands on the Danube. There are mountains to the east, that surround the city. The city is 100,35 km² big.

History

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The Basilica

The city was founded in 972 by Géza of Hungary. It is one of the oldest cities in Hungary. Until 1249 it was the capital of the country. The archbishops built many schools, churches, palaces, and the kings of Hungary built castles. In 1242 the city was attacked and destroyed by mongols, but the castle on the hill was not. After the attack king Béla IV. moved to Buda, and gave the city to the archbishop. In 1543 the city was taken by the Turks, who built many spas. The Hungarians tried to take back the city many times, so it was destroyed again in the wars. The Turks left Esztergom in 1683. In 1822 Alexander Rudnay, the archbishop started building a big temple called a basilica. It is the biggest temple and the tallest building in the country, and the third biggest temple in Europe.

Sister cities

• File:Flag of Finland.svg Espoo (Finland) since 1974
• 25px Štúrovo (Slovakia) since 1991
• File:Flag of Germany.svg Bamberg (Germany) since 1992
• File:Flag of France.svg Cambrai (France) since 1992
• File:Flag of Germany.svg Ehingen (Germany) since 1992
• File:Flag of Germany.svg Maintal (Germany) since 1993
• File:Flag of Poland.svg Gniezno (Poland) since 1994
• File:Flag of Austria.svg Mariazell (Austria) since 2002
• File:Flag of England.svg Canterbury (England) since 2004

Esztergom Media

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  Castle Hill panorama from Štúrovo(Párkány), Slovakia

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  Ottoman grave stones in the castle

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  Antique map of (Hungary) Esztergom by Braun & Hogenberg 1595

• Siege of Esztergom in 1683

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  Siege of Esztergom in 1685

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  EsztergomSzentgyorgymezo

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  The cathedral with the Dark gate

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  Péter Pázmány Street