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Hungary's oldest living person turns 111

  BUDAPEST, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's oldest living person Istvanne Belik, also known as "Aunt Kati" by many, turned 111 years old on Monday, the mayor of her hometown announced.

  "I congratulate Aunt Kati, Istvanne Belik with much love and respect on her 111th birthday, she lives in Piliscsaba (a sleeping town of Budapest) within her caring and loving family: she is the eldest citizen of Hungary," Zsolt Csenger-Zalan, the mayor of Piliscsaba announced on his official Facebook site.

  She was born in 1907, when Hungary was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.

  She has three children, seven grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.