Esztergom

Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there. Esztergom was the capital of Hungary from the 10th until the mid-13th century when King Béla IV of Hungary moved the royal seat to Buda.

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Esztergom is a city in northern Hungary located on the Danube River, which marks the border with Slovakia. It was Hungary's capital from the 10th century until the mid-13th century, when the royal seat was moved to Buda.

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Settlement.nicknames: Hungarian Rome, Hungarian Sion, City of St. Stephen
Settlement.settlement_type: City with county rights
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Settlement.image_skyline: EsztergomMontage2.JPG
Settlement.name: Esztergom
Settlement.image_caption: Top left: Dark Gate, Top upper right: Esztergom Basilica, Top lower right: Saint Adalbert Convention Center, Middle left: Kis-Duna Setany (Little Danube Promenade), Middle right: Saint Stephen's Square, Bottom: Esztergom Castle Hill and Danube River
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Settlement.timezone: CET
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Wikidata facts

Official name: Esztergom
Population: 28521
Area: 10010
Elevation: 116
Official website: www.esztergom.hu
Image: EsztergomMontage2.JPG
Dialing code: 33

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Commons category: Esztergom
postal code: 2500–2509
Commons gallery: Esztergom
native label: Esztergom
time of earliest written record: 0972-00-00
P12749: Christoph Bechmann

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Contents

Toponym
History
Architecture
The castle and palace
Esztergom Basilica
Viziváros
Cathedral Library
Szent Tamás-hegy
Széchényi Square and the Town Hall
Other churches
Demographics
Languages and ethnic groups
Religion
Industry
Climate
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
External links

Esztergom is the seat of the prímás (see Primate) of the Catholic Church in Hungary, and the former seat of the Constitutional Court of Hungary. The city has a Christian Museum with the largest ecclesiastical collection in Hungary. Its cathedral, Esztergom Basilica, is the largest church in Hungary. Near the Basilica there is a campus of the Pázmány Péter Catholic University.