Ráckeve
Ráckeve (Serbian: Српски Ковин / Srpski Kovin) is a town on Csepel Island in the county of Pest County, Hungary. Its residents are mainly Magyars, with a minority of Serbs.
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Ráckeve Location of Ráckeve in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47.13116°N 18.94747°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| Subregion | Ráckevei |
| Rank | City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.09 km2 (24.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 9,726 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2300 |
| Area code | +36 24 |
| KSH code | 17260 |
| Website | http://www.rackeve.hu |
The Serbian Kovin Monastery, the oldest in Hungary and one of two in the Diocese of Buda of the Serbian Orthodox Church was built in 1487 in the center of Ráckeve. Also located in the center of the town is the Savoy Castle of Prince Eugene of Savoy, which was built in the baroque style between the years 1701 and 1702 by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt.
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