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{{about|the town of Taksony, Hungary|information about the 10th century Hungarian ruler|Taksony of Hungary}}
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| name                            = Taksony
| image_shield                    = 
| image_flag                      = 
| pushpin_map                     = Hungary
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location of Taksony in Hungary
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = [[Hungary]]
| subdivision_type1               = [[List of regions of Hungary|Region]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[{{Hungarian county region|Pest}}]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[Counties of Hungary|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = {{Hungarian county link|Pest}}
| subdivision_type3               = [[Subregions of Hungary|Subregion]]
| subdivision_name3               = Szigetszentmiklósi
| subdivision_type6               = Rank
| subdivision_name6               = {{Hungarian settlement rank name|[[nagyközség]]}}
| area_total_km2                  = 20.85
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="ksh_cite_area">[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn= Taksony] at the [[Hungarian Central Statistical Office]] (Hungarian).</ref>
| coordinates                     = {{coord|47.33174|N|19.06276|E|region:HU|display=inline}}
| postal_code                     = 2335
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal code]]
| area_code                       = +36 24
| area_code_type                  = [[Telephone numbers in Hungary|Area code]]
| timezone                        = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset                      = +1
| timezone_DST                    = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = +2
| total_type                      = Total
| population_total                = 6352
| population_density_km2          = auto
| population_density_urban_km2    = auto
| population_density_metro_km2    = auto
| population_as_of                = 2011
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="ksh_cite_population">[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn= Taksony] at the [[Hungarian Central Statistical Office]] (Hungarian). 2011</ref>
| blank_info                      = 
| website                         = [http://www.taksony.hu/ http://www.taksony.hu/]
| image_skyline                   = Taksony látképe madártávlatból.jpg
| other_name                      = Taks
}}

'''Taksony''' ({{langx|de|Taks}}) is a town of roughly 6,000 inhabitants roughly 23 kilometers south of Budapest, on the bank of the [[Ráckeve]] branch of the [[Danube]] known as Kisduna (Little Danube). Taksony is known for its many natural springs and tranquil scenery and serves as a haven for fishermen, boaters and summer vacationers.

==History==
Taksony was named after the reigning prince [[Taksony of Hungary]], Prince Árpád's grandson. After the invasion of the [[Mongols]], the settlement was destroyed several times by fire. [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] settled [[Danube Swabians|Germans]] here.  Relocation of families occurred after World War II and shortly thereafter, a new phase of development began. The Saint Anna Roman Catholic Church, devastated by an earthquake, was rebuilt in 1958. The foundation stone of the Calvinist church was laid on September 6, 1987. The early 20th century life of the ethnic Germans is presented in the House of Regional Traditions which is a traditional home with relics of German settlers, from early the years of the 20th century. Taksony's Catholic parish is famous for its Saint Anna feasts.

==Sport==
*[[Taksony SE]]

==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Pest County]]
[[Category:Hungarian German communities]]