page_title: Gödöllő
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Gödöllő / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Erzsébet-park, Gödöllő. Magyar: Négy hársfasorral övezett sétány a gödöllői Erzsébet parkban.
context_page_description: Gödöllő is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, about 30 km northeast from the outskirts of Budapest. Its population is 34,396 according to the 2010 census and is growing rapidly. It can be easily reached from Budapest with the suburban railway.
  Gödöllő is home to the Szent István University, the main education institute of agriculture in Hungary. The palace at Gödöllő was originally built for the aristocratic Grassalkovich family; Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary and his wife Elisabeth later had their summer residence here.
  Communism saw much of the town's original one-storey housing levelled to make way for the blocks of flats which continue to dominate the town centre, as well as much of the Royal Forest and Elisabeth's Park levelled for industrial use.
context_section_description: Gödöllő is located at 47°36′00″N 19°22′00″E.
  According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 61.98 square kilometres (23.93 sq mi). 58.36 square kilometres (22.53 sq mi) of it is land and 1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi) of it (2.25%) is water.
  Gödöllő is bordered on the south by the town of Isaszeg, on the east through the forest by the village of Domony, on the west through the other forest by the town of Kerepes, and on the north by Szada.
  The Arboretum of Gödöllő, called Franz Joseph Arboretum in the beginning, was established in 1902 on 190 hectares (469ac) of land; the installation completed in 1914. Before World War II, it was considered as the most significant arboretum in Hungary. The city began to expand it in 1960, and today operates 350 hectares (864ac). 90% of the forest is for research purposes and the other 10% is a park.
  This area is also home to the city's museum of beekeeping (Méhészeti Múzeum).
caption: The Elisabeth Park
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