# Pest County

Pest county is in Central Hungary. It surrounds the national capital Budapest, but does not include it. About 2/3 of the county's population of 1.3 million (2018) live in the suburbs of Budapest.

## Cities
### Western part

* 47.38333318.9166671 Érd Sights include the Hungarian Geographical Museum, Local History Museum, the Turkish Minaret, Votive and Calvary Chapels, ruins of Szapáry Mansion and Dog Castle, Saint Michael Well, Fundoklia Valley, Hight River Bank, Beliczay Island.
* 47.34527819.0483332 Szigetszentmiklós (Dunaharaszti, Szigethalom, Halásztelek, Tököl, Dunavarsány, Délegyháza, Taksony)
* 47.46055618.9577783 Budaörs Sights include Local History Museum, Archaeology Museum, John of Nepomuk Church, Kő Hill, Odvas Hill, Törökugrató Hill, Huszonnégyökrös Hill, Nap Hill, Tűzkő Hill.
* 47.31666718.9113894 Százhalombatta Famous for the tumulus field found at the edge of the town. Sights include Matrica Museum, Archaeological Park, the Baroque Serbian Orthodox Church, the modern Saint Stephen Church by Imre Makovecz and the Boating Lake.
* 47.51111118.935 Budakeszi Famous for the Wildlife Park. Other sights are the Arboretum, Heritage Museum, Pilgrimage Church of Makkosmária, Hungarian National Anthem Statue, Giant Sequoias.
* 47.43555618.9155566 Törökbálint (Diósd) Sights include Local History Collection, Walla Mansion, Observation Tower on Anna Hill. In Diósd: Radio and Television Museum, Heritage House, Beehive Stones.
* 47.47416718.8236117 Biatorbágy Sights include the historical Railway Viaduct, Swabian Heritage Museum, Sándor-Metternich Mansion, Bolha Hill. Wine Cellars and Observation Tower in Páty.
* 47.16083318.9455568 Ráckeve (Szigetbecse, Szigetújfalu) The oldest Serbian Orthodox Church in Hungary and Savoyai Palace Hotel.
* 47.54833318.7186119 Zsámbék Famous for the ruins of medieval Premontre Monastery and Church. Other sights are the Lamp Museum, Heritage Museum, Convent Garden, Turkish Well, Baroque Church, Zichy Mansion, Cellar Area. In the surroundings: Granary and Gothic-sytle chapel in Budajenő, Local History Exhibition in Perbál, Lake Garancs in Perbál, Church Ruins and Heritage House in Tök.

### Eastern part

* 47.17722219.79805610 Cegléd (Abony, Albertirsa) A small town with one of the largest Reformed churches.
* 47.619.36666711 Gödöllő (Veresegyház, Pécel, Kistarcsa, Isaszeg, Kerepes, Szada) A town east of Budapest most famous for its former royal palace.
* 47.29333319.22583312 Ócsa Home to the Premontrei monastery, a 13th-century Romanesque basilica.
* 47.03305619.78388913 Nagykőrös including Kocsér
* 47.41083319.27222214 Vecsés (Maglód, Üllő)
* 47.347519.44888915 Monor (Gyömrő, Pilis)
* 47.18333319.31666716 Dabas (Örkény, Újhartyán)
* 47.41777819.74138917 Nagykáta (Sülysáp, Tápiószele)
* 47.6872119.2832318 Őrbottyán A lovely town north-east from the capital, famous for its traditional bell founder manufacture.
* 47.65138919.48944419 Aszód (Tura) A town east of Gödöllő that has a church, a palace, and a museum.
Dunakeszi, Vác, Szentendre, Pomáz, Pilisvörösvár, Nagymaros, Verőce, Szob and Visegrád are described in the Danube Bend article.

## See

* 47.1133719.087721 Apaj — 50 km from Budapest, it has a Reform church, Millennium Park and Upper Kiskunsag. The plain is part of the Kiskunsag National Park.
* 47.207719.55672 Dánszentmiklós — 30 km by bus from Cegléd. It is an agricultural village dating from 1324 where you can go horse riding in the spacious park surrounding the Wekerle Estate to enjoy the beautiful Hungarian countryside.
* 47.094619.00743 Dömsöd — a village close to Ráckeve with the Petőfi Sándor Memorial Museum and Vecsési - Bazsonyi Gallery, dedicated to the great Hungarian poet and works of local painters.
* 47.596219.23614 Mogyoród — 18 km northeast of the limit of Budapest in Pest county, take the HÉV suburban train from Örs Vezér tér. Hungaroring, a motor-racing circuit in Mogyoród where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. Aquarena, the largest waterpark in Hungary.
* 47.491119.34465 Ráday Castle, Pécel — an example of Hungarian 18th-century gentry-class architecture.
* 47.1712819.501086 Pusztavacs — 54 km south-east of Budapest. Known for equestrianism.
* 47.081519.3696697 Tatárszentgyörgy — ancient juniper fields.
* 47.6504619.282998 Veresegyház — Sight of a bear sanctuary. Its Roman Catholic church was built in 1777, and the Roman Catholic cemetery in 1806 and 1849. Its Reformed Church was built in 1786.

## Do

The 47.583919.44341 Gödöllő Land Protected Area (Gödöllői Tájvédelmi Körzet). is a part of the Duna–Ipoly National Park. It has cultural and natural sights, and is a good place for biking, walking, horse riding, and hunting. You can get in from north Vác to Albertirsa, and to the eastern part from Erdőkertes to Pécel.
The Ócsa Land Protected Area is home to over 200 bird species, and has organised tours.
The Pest County Red Trail (Pest Megyei Piros (PMP)). is Pest county's longest hiking trail, at 245 km. It starts from Verőce on Börzsöny mountains and runs to Apajpuszta of the Great Plains. It passes the following locations: Katalinpuszta, Kosd, Rád, Vácduka, Sződ, Vácrátót, Őrbottyán, Vácegres, Gödöllő, Isaszeg, Gyömrő, Péteri, Hosszúberek, Csévharaszt, Ócsa, Délegyháza, Dunavarsány, Szigetcsép, Szigetújfalu, Ráckeve, Dömsöd, and Apaj.