village in Pest county, Hungary
Szigetújfalu is a village in the central part of Csepel Island in Pest County. It is also known as Újfalu or Nova Villa.
Understand
editIn 2018, it was home to 2000 people.
Get in
editTake 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
editSee
edit- 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, volgyiresi@gmail.com).
- Börzsöny Collection (Hu: Börzsöny Közérdekű Muzeális Gyűjtemény. Loc: Szent László utca 14., Tel: +36 27 370408, http://www.pmmi.hu/%5Bdead+link%5D borzsonymuzeum@gmail.com).
Szigetszentmárton
editSzigetszentmárton (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, borzsonykisvasut@uw.hu).