at the local market or in Budapest. Landmarks Roman Catholic church Lake Kónya Schossberger Castle (by Miklós Ybl, built in 1883). The building is in the middle of a park Baroque granary (built in 1808) near the castle 200 years old Roman Catholic Church. There are some Gothic ruins under the church Folk museum, opened in 1989 Obelisk to honour the battle of 1849, standing high Dora Mill Town hall, built in 1902 Nature reserve Hot spa. Events Rock festival (every summer) Notable people István Bata (1910–1982), military officer and politician. László Gellér (b. 1944), ski champion (competitions in Hungary) George de Hevesy (1885–1966), winner of the 1943 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Géza Kovács, director of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Lászó Kovács (1908–1962), chorister teacher, the inaugural winner of the Kossuth Prize Mária Maczkó (b. 1961), folk singer and master of folk art József Szaszkó, master of the zither Sándor Sára (b. 1933), film director and documentary film maker, the first director of Duna TV József Szénási, journalist Tura in folk art Tura is famous for its folk songs and needlework. Béla Bartók the composer collected more than 150 folk songs in Tura in 1906. His name is on the wall of the Tura Community Centre. The famous embroidery of Tura boasts a long history and was particularly popular after the Second World War, when many clothing designers began using it in their work. Twin towns – sister cities Tura is twinned with: Sântimbru, Romania (1990) Jasov, Slovakia (1993) References Populated places in Pest County