http://www.kecskemetiarboretum.hu/ Events Csiperó- Future of Europe International childrend and youth meeting Kecskemét Animation Film Festival Kecskemét Air Show Politics The current mayor of Kecskemét is Klaudia Szemereyné Pataki (Fidesz-KDNP). The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances: List of mayors List of City Mayors from 1990: Notable natives and residents András Gáspár (1804–1884), Hungarian General Adrienne Nagy (born 1988) Hungarian pop singer József Katona (1791–1830), author Antal Szabó (1875-1926), painter Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967), Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, linguist and philosopher. A music conservatory was named in his honor. The train station was built on the site of his family's house. Kálmán Latabár (1902–1970), actor, comedian Nicolas Abraham (1919–1975), French psychoanalyst Ákos Kónya (born 1974), ultramarathoner Twin towns – sister cities Kecskemét is twinned with: Aomori, Japan Berehove, Ukraine Coventry, England, United Kingdom Dornbirn, Austria Galanta, Slovakia Hyvinkää, Finland Lidköping, Sweden Nahariya, Israel Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Târgu Mureș, Romania Tekirdağ, Turkey Wadowice, Poland Friendly cities Kecskemét also cooperates with: Großenhain, Germany Novi Sad, Serbia Tábor, Czech Republic Military The MH 59th "Dezső Szentgyörgyi" Tactical Wing, the only jet fighter unit of the Hungarian Defence Forces, is based at Kecskemét air force base. The Kecskemét Air Show is held here every two years. Sport Kecskeméti TE, association football club Kecskeméti LC, association football club References Notes External links in Hungarian, English and German Kecskemét's local map Aerial photography: Kecskemét "Hungarian Museum of Photography", Official Website, English Kecskemét at funiq.hu County seats in Hungary Cities with county rights of Hungary Populated places in Bács-Kiskun County Populated places established in the 9th century