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History of Godollo


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árolyi who, after some discussions which ended in failure, was designated prime minister by the victorious revolution. In 1919 the military general staff of the Hungarian Soviet Republic had their headquarters in the mansion house. From 1920 on there was a time similar to that of the king in the life of Gödöllő since the mansion house became a seat of the governor, Miklós Horthy This era, lasting almost two and a half decades, influenced favorably the development of the village. This manifested itself in the ordered nature of the settlement and also in the relatively higher level of public supply.

Hosts 4th World Scout Jamboree

Gödöllő in the area around the royal palace hosted the 4th World Scout Jamboree during August 2-13, 1933 at the Royal Forest of Gödöllő. A total of 25,792 Scouts from 54 nations camped on the site. The Jamboree Camp Chief was the Chief Scout of Hungary, Count Teleki Pál, a member of the International Committee who had previously been and would later once again becomePrime Minister of Hungary. The General Camp Manager was Vitez Kisbarnaki Ferenc Farkas, a general staff officer of the Hungarian Royal Army, who was later appointed the Chief Scout of Hungary upon Teleki Pál's death in 1941. The Scouts lived in ten sub-camps. The overall encampment was serviced by its own post office, ambulance station, hospital, a steam railroad and station, an electric local streetcar line with four stations, radio service, 14 km water supply with 9 wells and an air-service.

This event was notable as the first international gathering where Air Scouts were represented, including the famous pilots, Hungarian László Almásy and Austrian Robert Kronfeld. In 1939 the royal park also hosted a jamboree of girl scouts.

Soviet Era

After World War II the development of the community took a new turn. Soviet troops were stationed in part of the
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