Pomáz is a small town in Pest county, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. It is located on the HÉV

HÉV

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 train line from Budapest to Szentendre

Szentendre

Szentendre is a riverside town in Pest county, Hungary, near the capital city Budapest. It is known for its museums , galleries, and artists. Due to its picturesque appearance and easy rail and river access, it has become a popular destination for tourists staying in Budapest...

.

Sights

Pomáz is famous for its Serbian Orthodox

Serbian Orthodox Church

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 church. Just as in nearby Szentendre, a Serbian community existed in the town since the time of the Ottoman presence in Eastern Europe

Ottoman wars in Europe

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. There are also a Roman Catholic and a Calvinist

Calvinism

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 church in the town.

The town also features the Teleki-Wattay castle, built in 1773 in baroque style, but extensively renovated in the second half of the 19th century. After the Second World War, it was converted to an orphanage

Orphanage

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, and successively a child-care institute; in the early 21st century it was renovated once again under the EU

European Union

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 Phare

Phare

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 programme, and became a venue for choir

Choir

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 projects, known as the Choral Castle.

Persons from Pomáz

Historian Andreas Alföldi

Andreas Alföldi

András Ede Zsigmond Alföldi was a Hungarian historian, epigraphist, numismatist and archaeologist. He was one of the most productive 20th-century scholars of the ancient world and is considered one of the leading researchers of his time...

 was born in Pomáz. The Teleki family, which owned the castle, counted among its members controversial prime minister Pál Teleki

Pál Teleki

Pál Count Teleki de Szék was prime minister of Hungary from 19 July 1920 to 14 April 1921 and from 16 February 1939 to 3 April 1941. He was also a famous expert in geography, a university professor, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Chief Scout of the Hungarian Scout Association...

(in office 1920-1921 and 1939–1941).