Mende | |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mende in Hungary |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Pest}} |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Subregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Nagykáta |
Subdivision Type6: | Rank |
Area Total Km2: | 27.17 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 47.4294°N 19.4576°W |
Postal Code: | 2235 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | +36 29 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Total Type: | Total |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Website: | www.mende.hu |
Mende, Hungary is a village in Pest County, Hungary.
The small city of Mende has a population of 4,149 population living in 152.7 /km² (395.5 /sq mi).
Located on railway track from Budapest to Békéscsaba, Mende is known for the second worst railway accident in post-war Hungary. On December 22, 1968, a passenger train from Budapest Eastern Station to Szolnok collided with a freight train from Szolnok. 43 people were killed, most of them were women and children in the first two waggons.The passenger train rolled on the wrong, "left" track because his own was freshly re-opened after repair and a railway officer had forgotten that.
Mende has an Oceanic climate, with a Köppen climate classification of Cfb.