The name of the city stems from the Hungarian word kecske meaning "goat" and -mét meaning "pass". See more

The first archaeological trace of a human in the area is about five thousand years old. The Sarmatians invaded the area in the first century B.C.; since then the area has been … See more

With the 1900s industrialisation of Hungary, Kecskemét developed public transportation by trams for a population of 50,000. Not until … See more

Kecskemét is divided into 21+1 sections.
• Belváros (Downtown)
• I. Árpádváros (Árpádtown)
• II. … See more

Kecskemét was established at the meeting point of a large sandy region and a sandy yellow soil; its elevation is 120 m (394 ft) above sea level. The territory west of the city is covered by … See more

In March 2012, the German automobile manufacturer Daimler AG opened a plant nearby Kecskemét, to manufacture the new B-Class, A-Class and CLA-Class models. The See more

Kecskemét has 107,267 residents (as of 2001 ). The population is homogeneous with a large Hungarian majority. A few thousand of the Romani minority live in the city; they formed … See more