# Bicske > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bicske > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bicske.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicske > Source revision: 1349278934 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement | settlement_type = [Town](/source/List_of_cities_and_towns_of_Hungary) | subdivision_type = [Country](/source/Countries_of_the_world) | image_shield = HUN Bicske Címer.svg | image_flag = Flag of Bicske.svg | subdivision_name = {{HUN}} | timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) | image_skyline = Bicske- Hungary 2.jpg | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset_DST = +2 | pushpin_map = Hungary | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Bicske | pushpin_mapsize = | official_name = Bicske | other_name = | map = | coordinates = {{coord|47.49074|18.63625|region:HU|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type1 = [County](/source/Counties_of_Hungary) | subdivision_name1 = [Fejér](/source/Fej%C3%A9r_County) | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Hungary) | subdivision_name2 = [Bicske](/source/Bicske_District) | area_total_km2 = 78.88 | population_total = 11,239[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=10481 Bicske, KSH] | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2022 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = [Postal code](/source/Postal_codes_in_Hungary) | postal_code = 2060 | area_code_type = [Area code](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Hungary) | area_code = (+36) 22 | blank_name = Motorways | blank_info = [M1](/source/M1_motorway_(Hungary)) | blank2_name = Distance from Budapest | blank2_info = {{convert|36.7|km|abbr=on}} East | website = {{URL|http://www.bicske.hu/}} }} '''Bicske''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈbit͡ʃkɛ|lang}}; {{langx|la|Lusomana}} or {{lang|la|Lumanum}}) is a town in [Fejér County](/source/Fej%C3%A9r_County), [Hungary](/source/Hungary). It is around {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=on}} west of [Budapest](/source/Budapest). Its administration has undergone many changes; it has been a settlement, a village, a market town, and a village constituting an administrative division. ==History== thumb|left|Aerial view of {{Ill|Batthyány Mansion, Bicske|hu|Batthyány-kastély (Bicske)}} The name of the Byckche family has been known since 1258 when some members got a large donation of land from the king. According to a document dating from 1306, Botond's sons János (John) and Péter were granted permission to levy tolls in the locality of Bicske. From 1596 onward, Bicske belonged to the [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire). Count Ádám [Batthyány](/source/Batthy%C3%A1ny) bought the land in 1642. The Batthyány family built a castle in 1754–1755, and made it their residence. The Batthyány family also built an [observatory](/source/observatory) and a little castle (''Hegyi-kastély'') for the [astronomer](/source/astronomer)s. During the Batthyány era, the village, which had been destroyed by the [Turks](/source/Ottoman_Empire), became a prosperous town. From 1688 to 1877, it was the chief town of the district. A [Jewish](/source/Jewish) community developed in Bicske during the 18th century; most of its members were associated with the Neolog or [Reform Judaism](/source/Reform_Judaism) movement. They built a [synagogue](/source/synagogue) and a school, which was open to both Christian and Jewish students.https://dbs.bh.org.il/place/bicske {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504225230/https://dbs.bh.org.il/place/bicske |date=2018-05-04 }} Beit Hatfutsot Jewish Genealogy Databases By the 19th century Bicske was a well-developed market town and cultural centre. From 1877 to 1946 it belonged to the district of Vál. After [World War I](/source/World_War_I), an era known as the "[White Terror](/source/White_Terror_(Hungary))," lasting from 1919 - 1921, saw the Jewish community of Bicske under attack by Christians, as homes were looted and citizens were murdered. In 1940, during [World War II](/source/World_War_II), Jewish farms and shops were confiscated and nationalized and able-bodied Jewish men were sent to [Ukraine](/source/Ukraine) to work in the mines. In May 1940, a [ghetto](/source/ghetto) was erected in Bicske and Jews from neighboring towns were brought there for confinement. In June 1940, the ghetto was liquidated and its entire Jewish population was sent to the [Komárom](/source/Kom%C3%A1rom) ghetto and, that same month, to [Auschwitz](/source/Auschwitz) [concentration camp](/source/concentration_camp) for extermination. The town's synagogue was completely destroyed. Bicske was captured on 24 December 1944 by [Soviet](/source/Red_Army) troops of the [3rd Ukrainian Front](/source/3rd_Ukrainian_Front) in the course of the [Budapest Offensive](/source/Budapest_Offensive). On the night of 4 January 1945 the [German](/source/Germany) [Nazi](/source/Nazi) 5th SS Panzer Regiment, under the command of [Fritz Darges](/source/Fritz_Darges), advanced towards Bicske but was stopped by the [41st Guards Rifle Division](/source/41st_Guards_Rifle_Division) of the Soviet [4th Guards Army](/source/4th_Guards_Army_(Soviet_Union)). The Germans retreated, but destroyed more than thirty Soviet tanks during the battle.{{Cite book |last=Mitcham |first=Samuel W |year=2007 |title=The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45 |location=Mechanicsburg, PA |publisher=[Stackpole Books](/source/Stackpole_Books) |isbn=978-0-8117-3371-7 }} In 1947 Bicske became independent. There were 12,000 inhabitants in 1986. ==Main sights== *[Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) Church (18th century) with a [Maulbertsch](/source/Maulbertsch) panel painting *{{Ill|Batthyány Mansion, Bicske|hu|Batthyány-kastély (Bicske)}} (built in 1754-1755) *In the center of the town are excavated ruins of a temple with several tombs, dating from the 15th century *Ruins of the Observatory and the astronomers' castle ==Sport== The [association football](/source/association_football) club, [Bicskei TC](/source/Bicskei_TC), is based in the town. ==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}} Bicske is [twinned](/source/Sister_city) with:{{cite web |title=Testvértelepülések|url=http://bicske.hu/bicskerol/testvertelepulesek|website=bicske.hu|publisher=Bicske|language=hu|access-date=2021-04-10}} *{{flagicon|GER}} [Altshausen](/source/Altshausen), Germany *{{flagicon|ROU}} [Băile Tușnad](/source/B%C4%83ile_Tu%C8%99nad), Romania *{{flagicon|UKR}} [Chop](/source/Chop%2C_Zakarpattia_Oblast), Ukraine *{{flagicon|ROU}} [Reci](/source/Reci), Romania == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Sister project links|voy=Bicske}} * {{Official website|https://www.bicske.hu/}} in Hungarian {{Bicske District}} {{Fejér}} {{authority control}} Category:Populated places in Fejér County --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bicske](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicske) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicske?action=history)). 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