Göd (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɡød]) is a small city in Pest County, Hungary. The city is northeast of Budapest.
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| Coordinates: 47°41′38″N 19°08′32″E / 47.69397°N 19.14233°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| Subregion | Dunakeszi |
| Rank | City |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.84 km2 (8.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 18,625[3] |
| • Density | 815.5/km2 (2,112/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2131 |
| Area code | +36 27 |
| KSH code | 23649[4] |
| Website | god.hu |
Economy
editGöd has a thriving tourist trade. It has a thermal spa open almost 365 days a year with water rich in minerals. Along the M2 motorway Göd is the second town to the north of Budapest, and the first one without large socialist-era housing estates. That is, the green belt around Budapest starts with Göd on the left bank of the Danube.
The Samsung SDI Hungary plant is one of Samsung SDI's trio of advanced Lithium-ion automotive battery production facilities: the others are in Ulsan (Korea) and Xi'an. The plant at Göd is not far from the Austria-based battery pack division of Magna Steyr which was acquired by Samsung SDI in 2015 for $120 million.[5][6][7][8] In 2016-2017, the Ulsan plant trained several employees for the Hungary plant.[9] The Ulsan plant had supplied the BMW i3, but the Hungary plant will provide the BMW i3, i5, and X5 with advanced Li-ion batteries.[10][11][12]
In February 2026, the Hungarian news outlet Telex reported that carcinogenic substances had been detected at more than 500 times the permitted level at the Samsung SDI plant, and alleged that the company failed to address or disclose the issue.[13] According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), the allegations became public following the leak of a government surveillance report involving the monitoring of Samsung's local executives.[14] Critics cited by Telex and AFP argued that the Hungarian government was reluctant to take measures such as temporarily closing the plant due to potential economic and political consequences.[15] On the 11th, the Supreme Court of Hungary overturned a lower court's revocation of the plant's environmental certification.[16]
Infrastructure
editGöd is connected to Budapest (via Dunakeszi, southbound) and to Vác (via Sződliget, northbound) by railway and public roads. On an average weekday, there are buses and trains every 30 minutes to both directions. Vác is 15 minutes by car and by train, and 25 minutes by bus. Budapest Nyugati railway station is 30 minutes by train. Because of these benefits, Göd is sometimes categorized as a dormitory town, but it has a vivid social life: civil organizations, churches, galleries, clubs, a monthly newspaper, that make it different from an average dormitory town.
Gallery
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Famous people
edit- Eugene Wigner – physicist and Nobel-prize winner
- Tivadar Huzella – biologist, cancer researcher, and founder of the Biology Research Centre of Göd
- Fülöp Beck Ö – sculptor
- Gabriella Lakatos – ballet-dancer
- Kálmán Latabár – actor
- Mór Kóczán – sportsman, athlete (javelin throw), Olympic bronze medalist, and Hungarian champion
- Zoltán Kammerer – sportsman (kayak), World Champion, European Champion, and Olympic Gold winner
- Colonel Miklós Kiss – hero of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
- Gábor Koncz – actor
- László Arany – poet (son of János Arany)
Twin towns – sister cities
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Sport
editThe local sports and football team is Gödi SE.
References
edit- ↑ Göd at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ Göd at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2009;
- ↑ Göd, KSH
- ↑ Göd at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ "Samsung Plans to Install Battery Factory in Former Hungary Plant". dailynewshungary.com. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Jin, Hyunjoo (30 August 2016). "UPDATE 1-Samsung SDI to build $358 mln car battery plant in Hungary by 2018". Reuters. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "Samsung SDI launches construction of its plant for battery production in Hungary". Samsung SDI. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "Press Release - Magna Announces Second Quarter and Year to Date Results". Magna International website. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Very Special Korean Experience by Employees of Samsung SDI Hungary Office". Samsung SDI. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Jin, Hyunjoo (30 August 2016). "Samsung SDI will build EV battery plant in Hungary". Automotive News Europe. Reuters. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ "SB Limotive Starts Production of Lithium-Ion Cells". Energy Trend. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Morris, Charles (9 March 2015). "Sources say Samsung to provide battery packs for BMW X5". Charged. Yonhap. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ https://telex.hu/video/2026/02/09/video-godi-samsung-akkumulatorgyar-titkosszolgálat-rogan-antal
- ↑ Daily, The Chosun (9 February 2026). "Samsung SDI's Hungary Plant Conceals Carcinogens 510 Times Over Standard". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ "„Szóltak, hogy Viktor levette a védelmet a gyárról" – olyan durván mérgezett a gödi Samsung, hogy Rogán rájuk küldte a titkosszolgálatot". Telex.hu (in Hungarian). 9 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ "Hungarian Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Revoking Samsung SDI's Environmental Certification". www.asiae.co.kr. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ "Testvérvárosok". god.hu (in Hungarian). Göd. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian