Gödöllő
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Gödöllő is a small town situated in Pest county, Hungary, about 30 km northeast from the outskirts of Budapest. It can be easily reached from Budapest with the suburban railway (HÉV). The palace at Gödöllő, one of the largest Baroque palaces in Hungary, was originally built for the aristocratic Grassalkovich family, later Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary and his wife Elisabeth ("Sissi") had their summer residence here.
Hungary hosted the fourth World Scout Jamboree in 1933 at the royal forest of Gödöllő, in which 26,000 Scouts from 54 nations camped together. The camp chief was Teleki Pál, the member of the International Committee who later became Prime Minister of Hungary. This was the first time there was a Jamboree subcamp for Scouts taking part in aviation.