Sárbogárd
Town in Fejér, Hungary
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Sárbogárd (German: Bochart) is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. The town is at the intersection of important railroad routes in Hungary: this is where electrified routes from Balaton and Pécs merge with non-electrified railways from Baja and Szekszárd. A double electrified track runs from Sárbogárd to Budapest allowing MÁV trains to provide quick access to the capital.
Sárbogárd | |
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 Sárhatvan Chapel of Sárbogárd | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sárbogárd Location of Sárbogárd | |
| Coordinates: 46.88776°N 18.61932°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Fejér |
| District | Sárbogárd |
| Area | |
• Total | 189.34 km2 (73.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 12,922 |
| • Density | 68.248/km2 (176.76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7000 |
| Area code | (+36) 25 |
| Website | www |
Twin towns — sister cities
Notable people
- Zoltán Lengyel (1960–), politician
- Géza Mészöly (1844–1887), Romantic painter
- Lajos Májer (1956–1998), footballer
- Béla Jurcsek (1893–1945), politician, Minister of Agriculture
- Gábor Varga (1968–), politician
- Zsuzsanna Kossuth (1817-1854), freedom fighter and nurse
Gallery
The map of Sárbogárd from the First Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire
The map of Sárbogárd from the Second Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire
The map of Sárbogárd from the 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria Empire
