Kesztölc

Kesztölc
Kesztölc
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kesztölc Location of Kesztölc
	Coordinates: 47.71358°N 18.79520°E
Country	Hungary
County	Komárom-Esztergom
Area
• Total	21.98 km2 (8.49 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	2,633
• Density	119.79/km2 (310.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2517
Area code(s)	33

Kesztölc is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary.

Aerialphotography: Kesztölc-klastrompuszta

Etymology

The name comes from the Slavic *Kostelьcь, Kostel - a stronghold (also a church, derived from Latin castellum).[1][2] See e.g. Slovak Ducové-Kostolec (Great Moravian stronghold), Czech Kostelec or Polish Kościelec.

References

Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 245. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 331.

External links

Street map (Hungarian)

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[1] Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 245. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.

[2] Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 331.