Érd minaret

The Érd minaret is an Ottoman era minaret tower situated in near capital in . It is one of only three Ottoman era minarets still surviving in Hungary.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: minaret tower in Érd, Hungary
  • Also known as: “Hamza Bey Palanka Mosque Minaret” and “Minaret in Érd”
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Michael Church in Érd and Hungarian Geographical Museum.

Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 640 metres south of Érd minaret.

Museum
Photo: Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Érd minaret.

Bus station
Photo: MSandor23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Érd minaret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Érd and Halásztelek.

Photo: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb just southwest of in . It has the largest population in Pest County with about 67,000 inhabitants.

Town
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is a town in , . lies on the northern part of , on the . is situated 3 km east of Érd minaret.

Town
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is a small town located between the larger cities of and in the Budapest metropolitan area, , . Though many residents commute to work to the capital city Budapest, the largest employers in the town are a manufacturing… is situated 5 km north of Érd minaret.

Érd minaret

Latitude
47.3609° or 47° 21′ 39″ north
Longitude
18.93852° or 18° 56′ 19″ east
Inception
17th century
Height
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
8FVW9W6Q+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 385729042
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q1574050
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Satellite Map

Discover Érd minaret from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Érd minaret” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مئذنة إرد”
  • German: “Hamza-Bey-Moschee”
  • Hungarian: “Érdi minaret”
  • Hungarian: “Hamza bég minaret”
  • Russian: “Минарет в Эрде”
  • Turkish: “Érd Minaresi”
  • Turkish: “Hamza Bey Palankası Camii Minaresi”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp giáo đường Erd”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Szent Sebestyén, Szent Rókus és Szent Rozália-kápolna and Hamzsabég tér.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Érd, Minaret and Érd Baseball és Softball Club.

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