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Pécel

Eastern Europe

Pécel is a town in Pest county, Hungary, in the Budapest metropolitan area a little over 20 kilometres from the capital's city centre. As of 2007 the town had 14,328 residents across an area of 43.63 square kilometres. Its most prominent landmark is the Ráday palace, and the town is linked to the noble Ráday family, including the soldier and politician Gedeon Ráday, who served as Hungary's Minister of Defence. Pécel maintains sister-city relationships with Mistelbach in Austria and Iisalmi in Finland.

Facts
Population
17,368 1
Area (sq km)
43.63 1
Founding Year
1335 2
Founding Year
1335 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Latitude
47.491111 degrees north 1
Longitude
19.341944 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
FAQs

When is Pécel first mentioned in written records?

First mentioned in 1335.

The earliest charter mention of Pécel dates from 1335. The settlement appears in the family name of Demeter of Pécel, a Pest county official who held land there and probably lived in the settlement.
Sources
1. Pécel (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 17,368 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 47.491111, longitude 19.341944
  • P2046 (area)
    area 43.63 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 17368 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Pécel
Wikipedia (Hungarian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1335
    A település első okleveles említése Péceli Demeter, Pest vármegyei szolgabíró családnevében tűnik fel 1335-ben, akinek földbirtoka és valószínűleg állandó lakóhelye is itt volt.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1335
    A település első okleveles említése Péceli Demeter, Pest vármegyei szolgabíró családnevében tűnik fel 1335-ben, akinek földbirtoka és valószínűleg állandó lakóhelye is itt volt.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1335
    A település első okleveles említése Péceli Demeter, Pest vármegyei szolgabíró családnevében tűnik fel 1335-ben, akinek földbirtoka és valószínűleg állandó lakóhelye is itt volt.
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3. GeoNames: Pécel - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 160 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 19.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 19.25
47.25 19.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Pécel - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3046531
Quote, cities500 record 3046531
47.48962 19.34162 P PPL HU 16 13193 160 Europe/Budapest
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Pécel (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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