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Szob (German: Zopp an der Donau, Slovak: Soba) is a town in Pest county, Central Hungary, Hungary. It is just south and east of the Slovak border on the north bank of the Danube.
Key Information
Szob is on a major electrified rail connection from Bratislava[1] and a major railway border crossing into Hungary. The border is located between Szob and Štúrovo. On 21 December 2007, all border controls ceased as Hungary and Slovakia became part of the Schengen Area.
Szob is known to Americans for its forced-labor camp which held former US Congressman Tom Lantos, during much of World War II.
List of Notable people from Szob
[edit]- Gábor Demjén (1986 - ), footballer for Abahani Limited.
- László Antal (1930 - 1993), linguist.
- Gudbrand Gregersen de Saág (1824 – 24 December 1910), Norwegian-born Norwegian-Hungarian bridge engineer.
Gallery
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Pre-Schengen passport stamp from Szob. -
River Ipoly at Szob -
The River Danube at Szob -
Winepress in the town museum -
Bicycle path along the River Danube
References
[edit]- ^ Thorsten Büker. "enlarged map". bueker.net.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Szob.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Szob.
- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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