Őrbottyán: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

When looking for a holiday apartment in Őrbottyán, the town itself is the main focus. In the wider regional area around Őrbottyán are the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, the Néprajzi Museum, the Hungarian Natural History Museum and the Holocaust Memorial Center. Baglyas-hegy, Luppa-sziget and Szent László-hegy are also located in this wider regional area. For travellers interested in art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest is therefore one of the specific cultural points of interest.

Nature

Géza-hegy is located in the immediate surroundings of Őrbottyán. Őrbottyán itself lies in the Gödöllő Hills.

Geographical Location

The Budapest–Vácrátót–Vác railway line runs through Őrbottyán. Őrbottyán railway station is located east of the town centre and can be reached from Road 2103 via Road 21316.

Culture

The local religious and memorial heritage includes the Parish Church of Szent Miklós, the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul, Reformed and Lutheran churches, a Baptist prayer house, the Pauline monastery, and memorials to the First and Second World Wars.

Őrbottyán also has a bell-founding tradition associated with bell founder Gombos Miklós. The foundry produces traditional bells, carillons, bell supports and electrifiable swinging mechanisms.

The Őrbottyán Fishing Lake is a 17-hectare lake created by a dam in the bed of the Sződ-Rákospatak. Its shores have toilets, fire pits, benches and tables; several fish species can be found in the lake. For travellers interested in a body of water, the lake is therefore one of the specifically described local features.

The Botanical Garden in Vácrátót, the Veresegyházi Tavak nature trail and the Medveotthon in Veresegyház are recommended destinations in the immediate surroundings. The summit of Margita is described as the highest point in the area.

Due to its location, Őrbottyán is described as a popular starting point for excursions.

More local destination pages: Csomád, Vácrátót, Erdőkertes, Galgamácsa.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Veresegyházi.