Dorog

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Coordinates: 47°43′57″N 18°43′49″E / 47.73255, 18.73035
Dorog
Dorog Location of Dorog
Country	Hungary
County	Komárom-Esztergom
Area
- Total	11.55 km² (4.5 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	12,203
- Density	1,056.57/km² (2,736.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	2510
Area code(s)	33

Dorog is a small town in Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary. It is located at around 47°43′0″N, 18°43′60″E.

1 History
2 Economy
3 Traffic and transport
4 Population
5 Sister cities
6 Gallery
7 External links

[edit] History

The town was founded in 1181. It was destroyed during the Turkish invasion. German settlers and the returned Hungarians rebuilt it throughout the eighteenth century. The Catholic church of Dorog was built in 1765 in baroque style. The city has been connected with Budapest through a railway line since 1895. In 1906, Dorog's power plant was constructed. Dorog also has a Calvinist church, which was constructed by Transylvanian coalminers who moved there after the Treaty of Trianon. A few years after the Second World War, a lot of German settlers were expelled. Dorog became a city in 1984. Its last coal mine was closed in 2004.

[edit] Economy

There are several factories in Dorog, including:

Sanyo Hungary Ltd. (battery, solar cell and air conditioner manufacturing)
Gedeon Richter Corp. (medicine)
Colgate-Palmolive Magyarország Ltd. (cleaning supplies, soap, shampoo)
Novoprint Corp. (printing complex)
Dorog-Esztergom Hőerőmű Ltd. (power plant)

[edit] Traffic and transport

Roads 10, 111 and 117 and the Budapest-Esztergom suburban railway line (with Siemens Desiro trains), all cross the city. The main street was rebuilt in 2006.