Ecser: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the wider region around Ecser are the Hungarian Natural History Museum, the Holocaust Memorial Center, the Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. This suits a trip to Ecser if cultural discoveries are among your interests.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Ecser.

Nature

In the area surrounding Ecser are Haraszt-hegy, Látó Hegy, Látó-hegy and Ó-hegy. This suits Ecser if the surrounding landscape is part of your travel interests.

Culture

The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Ecser is the town's Roman Catholic parish church. It dates from the 18th century and was built in the Baroque style, although later alterations removed some Baroque features. The church is listed among Hungary's monuments.

Ecser is associated with the Ecseri lakodalmas, a wedding dance named after the town.

The coat of arms of Ecser refers to an oak tree, the Ecseri lakodalmas and a church dating from 1740.

Geographical setting

Ecser lies 22 kilometres southeast of the centre of Budapest, east of Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and six kilometres northeast of Vecsés.

Roads 3101 and 3111 meet in Ecser. The M0 motorway runs east of the town, and Ecser is also connected to the railway line from Budapest's Eastern Railway Station to Szolnok.

At the beginning of the 17th century, Slovak settlers were brought to Ecser by the landowner Antal Grassalkovich.

For further comparison, you will also find: Monor, Pilis, Gyömrő, Maglód, Vecsés, Vasad, Gomba, Nyáregyháza.

For the higher-level travel overview: Monori.