PHOTOS: The Hungarian town where a cat is mayor

In Hungary, in Pest county, there is a town called Gödöllő. In Gödöllő, there is a mayor’s office. And in Gödöllő’s mayor’s office, there is a cat. And that cat has a job. She is the mayor of Gödöllő!

The Gödöllő office cat became famous as mayor. The four-legged dignitary has 12,000 followers on Facebook. Her full name is Frau Bürgermeisterin von Gödöllő and it means the Mayoress of Gödöllő. However, she is mostly called Bürgi, Femina writes.

The mayor cat of Gödöllő is famous on social media

Her Facebook page has more than 12,000 followers and she is now a tourist attraction in Gödöllő. She is the right hand of György Gémesi, Gödöllő’s (official) mayor. Mr Gémesi was not initially happy about her presence, and in fact didn’t even want to hear about her living in the office. However, he later changed his mind about her.

Bürgi’s story began when she followed Csaba Péteri, press chief, down the street and was almost hit by a car. She was scared and went into the building to rest. The office staff surrounded her with love and offered her temporary accommodation, and the then-clerk of the office soon allowed Bürgi to stay permanently.

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