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Kecskemét town lies in Bács-Kiskun megye (county), central Hungary.

The town dates back to the Árpád dynasty in the 10^th century. In the 11^th to 13^th centuries it was a crown land, destroyed by the Mongolian invasion in 1241.

In the 14^th century it was one of the privileged towns.

During the 16^th and 17^th centuries, until 1686, Kecskemét was subject to Turkish rule.

The town's old Reform church was built between 1680 and 1684 by special permission of Sultan Mehmed IV.

In 1841 its first printing press started to work, and the Cegléd-Kecskemét railway was opened in 1853.

The Hungarian dramatist József Katona was born in Kecskemét, as was the composer Zoltán Kodály.

Long established as a centre for handicrafts and cattle raising, the town has also grown in importance for its viticulture, vegetables, and fruit.

You’ll find here many churches, museums, and buildings of architectural and historical significance.

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