Babót

Place in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary

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Location of Győr-Moson-Sopron county in Hungary

47°34′30″N 17°04′32″E / 47.57487°N 17.07560°E / 47.57487; 17.07560Country

HungaryCountyGyőr-Moson-SopronArea

• Total21.65 km² (8.36 sq mi)Population

(2004)

• Total1,148 • Density53.02/km² (137.3/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9351

Area code96

Babót is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.^[1] In 1869, the Pintér-Hancz cross was erected on the road leading to Babót near Veszkény and became a local landmark.^[2] The cross was restored in 2023 after it was broken into pieces in a storm.^[2]

The natural bathing spot in Babót is Poseidon Camp beach spa.^[3]

A statue of Tertullián Kiss, the founder and headteacher of the local school, was dedicated in Babót in May 2024.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Oktatási ösztöndíjat kaptak a babóti diákok". Népszava (in Hungarian). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Gesztenyefát döntött a vihar a 154 éves keresztre Babóton - Egy helyi vállalkozó saját költségén újíttatta fel". KISALFOLD (in Hungarian). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ "A szabadstrandok várják a fürdőzőket". Usjzo Nalunk (in Hungarian). 23 June 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.