Szigethalom

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Szigethalom
Location of Szigethalom
Coordinates: 47°18′55″N19°00′28″E / 47.31539°N 19.00775°E / 47.31539; 19.00775 Coordinates: 47°18′55″N19°00′28″E / 47.31539°N 19.00775°E / 47.31539; 19.00775
Country Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
County Pest
Area
  Total9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total13,745
  Density1,507.12/km2 (3,903.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2315
Area code(s) 24
Website https://szigethalom.asp.lgov.hu/

Szigethalom is a town in Pest county, Hungary.

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Szigethalom is twinned with: [1]

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References

  1. "Testvérváros". szigethalom.asp.lgov.hu (in Hungarian). Szigethalom. Retrieved 2021-04-09.