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Fót
Town

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Fót
Coordinates: 47°37′05″N 19°11′25″E / 47.61812°N 19.19032°E / 47.61812; 19.19032
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
District	Dunakeszi
Area ^[1]
• Total	37.42 km² (14.45 sq mi)
• Density	506.9/km² (1,313/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2151
Area code	(+36) 27
Website	www.fot.hu

Fót is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.

Location

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Fót is about 17 kilometres (11 miles) north of the edge of Budapest. The North Hungarian foothills lie to the west. The nearest settlement to the west is Dunakeszi, to the northeast are Csomád and Veresegyház, to the east is Mogyoród and Budapest is to the south. The highest point of nearby Somlyó Hill reaches 287 metres (942 feet) above sea level.

Architecture

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The older areas of Fót feature the notable Catholic Szeplőtelen Fogantatás (Immaculate Conception) Church, built between 1845 and 1855, and the Károlyi Palace, both designed by architect Miklós Ybl.

Notable people

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Gábor Agárdy (1922–2006), actor of Armenian descent
József Cselényi (1899–1949), singer-songwriter
Zsolt Erdei (born 1974), professional boxer
András Fáy (1786–1864), politician and writer
Janos Garáy (1812–1853), poet, writer and journalist
Ádám Madaras (born 1966), pentathlete
András Stohl (born 1967), actor

Twin towns – sister cities

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Fót is twinned with:

Bălăușeri, Romania^[2]
Batiovo, Ukraine^{[citation needed]}
San Benedetto dei Marsi, Italy^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ ^a ^b "Official statistics" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
^ "Localităţi înfrăţite". balauseri.ro (in Romanian). Bălăușeri. Retrieved 2021-04-07.

External links

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Official website in Hungarian
Street map Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
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v t e Towns and villages of Dunakeszi District
Towns (3)	Dunakeszi (district seat) Fót Göd
Village (1)	Csomád

v t e Pest County
City with county rights	Budapest (county seat, but not part of the county) Érd
Towns	Abony Albertirsa Aszód Biatorbágy Budakalász Budakeszi Budaörs Cegléd Dabas Diósd Dunaharaszti Dunakeszi Dunavarsány Fót Göd Gödöllő Gyál Gyömrő Halásztelek Isaszeg Kerepes Kistarcsa Maglód Monor Nagykáta Nagykőrös Nagymaros Ócsa Őrbottyán Örkény Pécel Pilis Piliscsaba Pilisvörösvár Pomáz Ráckeve Sülysáp Százhalombatta Szentendre Szigethalom Szigetszentmiklós Szob Tápiószele Tököl Törökbálint Tura Újhartyán Üllő Vác Vecsés Veresegyház Visegrád Zsámbék
Large villages	Alsónémedi Bag Bugyi Csömör Dömsöd Ecser Felsőpakony Hernád Inárcs Kartal Kiskunlacháza Leányfalu Nagykovácsi Nyáregyháza Solymár Szada Taksony Táborfalva Tápiószecső Tápiószentmárton Tárnok Valkó
Villages	Acsa Apaj Áporka Bernecebaráti Bénye Budajenő Ceglédbercel Csemő Csévharaszt Csobánka Csomád Csörög Csővár Dánszentmiklós Dány Délegyháza Domony Dunabogdány Erdőkertes Farmos Galgagyörk Galgahévíz Galgamácsa Gomba Herceghalom Hévízgyörk Iklad Ipolydamásd Ipolytölgyes Jászkarajenő Kakucs Káva Kemence Kismaros Kisnémedi Kisoroszi Kocsér Kosd Kóspallag Kóka Kőröstetétlen Letkés Lórév Majosháza Makád Márianosztra Mende Mikebuda Mogyoród Nagybörzsöny Nagytarcsa Nyársapát Pánd Páty Penc Perbál Perőcsény Péteri Pilisborosjenő Pilisjászfalu Pilisszántó Pilisszentiván Pilisszentkereszt Pilisszentlászló Pócsmegyer Pusztavacs Pusztazámor Püspökhatvan Püspökszilágy Rád Remeteszőlős Sóskút Szentlőrinckáta Szentmártonkáta Szigetbecse Szigetcsép Szigetmonostor Szigetszentmárton Szigetújfalu Szokolya Sződ Sződliget Tahitótfalu Tatárszentgyörgy Tápióbicske Tápiógyörgye Tápióság Tápiószőlős Telki Tésa Tinnye Tóalmás Tök Törtel Újlengyel Újszilvás Úri Üröm Vasad Vácduka Vácegres Váchartyán Váckisújfalu Vácrátót Vácszentlászló Vámosmikola Verőce Verseg Zebegény Zsámbok

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