Szigetújfalu is a village in the central part of Csepel Island in Pest County. It is also known as Újfalu or Nova Villa.
Understand
[edit]In 2018, it was home to 2000 people.
Get in
[edit]Take H6 suburban rail to stop Szigetszentmárton-Szigetújfalu.
Route 5101, which is the main ridge of Csepel Island, runs through the settlement in the north-south direction, and can be reached from Budapest and the M0 motorway, as well as from Ráckeve and the Kiskunlacháza section of the main road 51.
Get around
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- Ferenc Nemes Exhibition Hall: the exhibit shows the artist's own works of art. These are folk art work. Bone, wood, stone, horn carvings. (Hu:Nemes Ferenc Kiállítóterme. Loc: Szőlő utca 9., Tel: +36 24 463175 Admission: free).
- German Minority Exhibition Hall and Community Centre, the belongings, period furniture and garments of local German families (Hu: Német Nemzetiségi Kiállítóhely és Közösségi Ház. Loc: Diófa utca 15., Tel: +36 70 3878175, [email protected]).
- Börzsöny Collection (Hu: Börzsöny Közérdekű Muzeális Gyűjtemény. Loc: Szent László utca 14., Tel: +36 27 370408, http://www.pmmi.hu/[dead link] [email protected]).
Szigetszentmárton
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Szigetszentmárton (German: Sankt Martin) has a Roman Catholic church, with paintings of St. Martin made around 1800, above the main altar. Built in copf style.
Take H6 suburban rail to stop Szigetszentmárton-Szigetújfalu or take Hwy 51 via Ráckeve.
- Roman Catholic church (Római katolikus templom), Templom tér 1, ☏ +36 24 456295. 18th century.
Do
[edit]- Flood Forest Nature Protected Area, excursion place (Hu: Ártéri erdő, Tel: +36 24 543000).
- Forest Train (Hu:Szobi Erdei Vasút[dead link], 2628 Szob, Erdei Vasút, Tel: +36 20 2037660, [email protected]).