Biatorbágy
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| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.80 km2 (16.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 12,294 |
| • Density | 217.4/km2 (563/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 2051 |
| Area code(s) | 23 |
File:Biatorbágyi Viadukt, HUN.JPG
Biatorbágy - Rail Bridge
Biatorbágy (German: Wiehall-Kleinturwall) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 10,720 (2007).
On 13 September 1931 a demented man (Szilveszter Matuska) blasted the train to Vienna on the viaduct of Biatorbágy. Prime minister Gyula Károlyi inducted martial law, and executed two illegal communist representatives.
Districts
Notable residents
- Ferenc Juhász (b. 1928), poet
- Gyula Juhász (1930 - 1993), historian and Ferenc's brother.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Biatorbágy is twinned with:
Herbrechtingen, Germany (1989)
Remetea, Romania (2001)
Kiti, Cyprus (2004)
Dolný Štál, Slovakia (2012)
Velyka Dobron, Ukraine (2013)
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