Göd 1057267 224662661 2008-07-09T21:31:19Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[nl:Göd]] '''Göd''' is a small, picturesque [[town]] in [[Hungary]], in [[Pest (county)|Pest]] county. {{Infobox Settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{HUN}} |timezone=[[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset=+1 |timezone_DST=[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST=+2 |pushpin_map =Hungary |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption =Location of Göd |pushpin_mapsize =| official_name=Göd| map=[[Image:PestMegye.png|center|thumb|275px|Location of Pest county in Hungary]]| subdivision_type1=[[Counties of Hungary|County]]| subdivision_name1=[[Pest county|Pest]]| area_total_km2=22.3| population_total=16058| population_as_of=2004| population_density_km2=720.08| postal_code_type=[[Postal code]]| postal_code=2131| area_code=27| latd=47.69397| longd=19.14233 }} == Location == The town is located to the North East of Budapest == Industry == Göd is famous for its thriving [[tourism]]. It has a thermal [[thermal bath|spa]] open almost 365 days a year with its water already declared as rich in [[minerals]]. Just next to the spa is the closest [[golf]] course to [[Budapest]], the capital of [[Hungary]], equipped with a luxurious five-star hotel named [[Pólus Palace Golf Club|Pólus Palace]]. Next to the motorway 2/A (connecting Göd to Budapest), the result of an 80 million-dollar industrial investment is a [[Samsung]] SDI factory producing TV and monitor picture tubes ([[cathode ray tubes]]), and providing job opportunities for many inhabitants of Göd and other towns around. Göd is the second town to the north of Budapest, and the first one without big and [[socialist]] [[housing estates]]. That is, the [[green belt]] around Budapest starts with Göd in fact on the left side of the [[Danube]] River. == Infrastructure == Göd is connected to [[Budapest]] (via Dunakeszi, southbound) and to [[Vác]] (via Sződliget, northbound) by railway and public roads. On an average weekday, there are buses and trains every 30 minutes to both directions. Vác is 15 minutes by car and by train, and 25 minutes by bus. [[Western Railway Station (Budapest)]] is 30 minutes by train. Due to the benefits of its location, Göd is sometimes categorized as a ''sleeping town'' in Hungarian, as many [[commuters]] seem to come home from the city only to sleep. Nevertheless, Göd has a vivid social life: civil organizations, churches, galleries, clubs, monthly newspaper, etc. that makes the town different from an average sleeping town. == Gallery == <gallery> Image:Göd1.jpg Image:Göd2.jpg image:Göd3.jpg image:Göd4.jpg Image:Göd5.jpg </gallery> == Famous people == The following famous people appear in the history of Göd: * '''Jenő Wigner''' ([[Eugene Wigner]] in English), physicist, Nobel-prize winner; * '''Tivadar Huzella''', biologist, cancer researcher, founder of the Biology Research Centre of Göd; *'''László Németh''', writer; *'''[[Fülöp Beck Ö]].''', sculptor; *'''Gabriella Lakatos''', ballet-dancer; *'''Kálmán Latabár''', actor; *'''Mór Kóczán''', sportsman, athlete ([[javelin throw]]), Olympic Bronze winner, Hungarian champion; *'''[[Zoltán Kammerer]]''', sportsman ([[kayak]]), World Champion, European Champion, Olympic Gold winner == Trivia == *It is ''not'' pronounced like the English word "God." == External links == * [http://www.god.hu/ Official site] {{DEFAULTSORT:God}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Hungary]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Pest county]] [[eo:Göd]] [[hu:Göd]] [[nl:Göd]] [[ru:Гёд]] [[sk:Göd]] [[sv:Göd]]