Csepel Island
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Csepel Island (Hungarian: Csepel-sziget) is the largest island of the River Danube in Hungary. It is 48 km long; its width is 6-8 km. Its area comprises 257 km². The word Csepel is pronounced CHE-pel.
Csepel Island extends south from Budapest; its northern point is Csepel, which is Budapest's District XXI. Most of the island is accessible from Budapest by the suburban railway.
Notable towns include Ráckeve, Szigetszentmiklós, Szigethalom and Tököl.
Csepel island was the first centre of conquering Hungarians, being the lodgement of Árpád's tribe. The island is named after Árpád's horse groom, Csepel.
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