🇭🇺 Érd is a town in Pest County, Hungary. It is part of the Budapest metropolitan area.
History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. Archaeological findings indicate that prehistoric humans lived here 50,000 years ago.
Érd itself was first mentioned in documents in 1243. The name comes either from the word erdő ('forest') or from ér ('stream').
During the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, Érd was captured by the Turks in 1543, after the castle of Székesfehérvár fell. The Turks built a motte castle and a mosque here. During this time, the area was called Hamzsabég (Hamzabey). In 1684, the army led by Charles V, Duke of Lorraine defeated the Turks near Érd.
In 1776, Érd became an oppidum (town). It is possible that it already had been an oppidum before the Ottoman occupation. In the early 20th century, Érd became the property of the Károlyi family. The town grew, but remained mainly an agricultural town until 1972, when several new facilities were built and the tourist value of Érd grew.
Érd was the fastest-growing locality in Hungary between the 1991 and 2001 censuses (up 30.6%). On November 7, 2005, the Parliament decided that Érd would be granted the rank of city with county rights from the date of the next council election in autumn 2006.
Transport Mass transit is operated by Volánbusz, with five bus lines. Many buses depart to nearby cities, such as Sóskút, Pusztazámor, Százhalombatta, and Budapest.
In the city, there are five railway stations (Érd, Érd alsó, Érd felső, Tétényliget, and Érdliget). Passengers can travel to Budapest, Pécs, Nagykanizsa, etc.
Tourist sights • Hungarian Geographical Museum, founded by geographer Dénes Balázs • Saint Michael Church • Turkish Érd minaret (17th century; one of only three existing minarets of the country) • Remains of an ancient Roman road • Fundoklia Valley with rare plant species.
Érd has a population of over 69,431 people. Érd also forms one of the centres of the wider Budapest metropolitan area which has a population of over 3,303,786 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Érd has links with:
🇨🇿 Kolín, Czech Republic 🇸🇰 Levice, Slovak Republic 🇵🇱 Lubaczów, Poland 🏴 Poynton, England 🇷🇴 Reghin, Romania 🇨🇳 Xuzhou, China🇦🇹 Bruck an der Mur 47.417
🇫🇷 Ancenis-Saint-Géréon 47.367
🇫🇷 Romorantin-Lanthenay 47.359
🇦🇹 Sankt Johann im Pongau 47.35
🇭🇺 Szigetszentmiklós 47.346
🇵🇱 Piekary Śląskie 18.968
🇭🇺 Dunaújváros 18.913
🇵🇱 Tarnowskie Góry 18.858
🇵🇱 Ruda Ślaska 18.85
🇿🇦 Somerset West 18.85
Locations Near: Érd 18.922,47.3784
🇭🇺 Szigetszentmiklós 19.048,47.346 d: 10.2
🇭🇺 Újbuda 19.04,47.475 d: 13.9
🇭🇺 Várkerület 19.033,47.483 d: 14.4
🇭🇺 Budapest 19.05,47.483 d: 15.1
🇭🇺 Csepel 19.083,47.417 d: 12.9
🇭🇺 Józsefváros 19.067,47.483 d: 16
🇭🇺 Budapest XIII 19.05,47.517 d: 18.1
🇭🇺 Erzsébetváros 19.067,47.5 d: 17.4
Antipodal to: Érd -161.078,-47.378
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16832.5
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16534.2
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16228.3
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16155.6
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12529.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12428.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12413.3
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12409.8