Pécel

Pécel
Town
Ráday palace, Pécel
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pest county in Hungary
Pécel Location of Pécel
Coordinates: 47.4893°N 19.33542°E / 47.4893; 19.33542
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
Area
• Total	43.63 km2 (16.85 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Total	14,328
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2119
Area code	28

Pécel is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It is situated outside Budapest's 17th district a little over 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Budapest city centre.

Notable people

• Gedeon Ráday, soldier and politician, Minister of Defence
• István Sárközi, footballer

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Pécel is twinned with:

• Mistelbach, Austria
• Iisalmi, Finland

Gallery

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External links

• Official website
• Street map (in Hungarian)
• Pécel News
• Aerial photographs of Pécel