Facts About Kecskemét
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The MH 59th “Dezső Szentgyörgyi” Tactical Wing, the only jet fighter unit of the Hungarian Defence Forces, is based at Kecskemét air force base.
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The name of the city stems from the Hungarian word kecske meaning “goat” and -mét meaning “pass”.
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Kecskemét was established at the meeting point of a large sandy region and a sandy yellow soil; its elevation is 120 m (394 ft) above sea level.
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The first archaeological trace of a human in the area is about five thousand years old.
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The warmest month in Kecskemét is July, with an average temperature of 20.9 °C (69.6 °F); the coldest is January, with −1.9 °C (28.6 °F).
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Kecskemét is twinned with Aomori, Japan; Arcueil, France; Berehove, Ukraine; Coventry, England, United Kingdom; Dornbirn, Austria; Galanta, Slovakia; Hyvinkää, Finland; Lidköping, Sweden; Nahariya, Israel; Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany; Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania; Shkodër, Albania; Simferopol, Ukraine; Târgu Mureș, Romania; Tekirdağ, Turkey; Viborg, Denmark & Wadowice, Poland.
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Kecskemét is the eighth-largest city in Hungary.
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The Kecskemét Air Show is held here every two years.
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The Estimated Population of Kecskemét is 111,269.
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Kecskemét is divided into 22 sections.