Áporka
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Ráckeve | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Ráckeve | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 14 ' N , 19 ° 1' E | ||||
| Area : | 17.47 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 1,171 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 67 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 24 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2338 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 10108 | ||||
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| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Károly Mészáros (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Petőfi Sándor u. 32 2338 Àporka |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Áporka is a Hungarian community in the district Ráckeve in Pest County . It is located around 30 kilometers south of Budapest and around 10 kilometers northeast of Ráckeve .
history
Àporka and the surrounding area have been inhabited since the Bronze Age. During the Árpád era , the village was known as Szentkirály . After the devastation in the 16th and 17th centuries, the village was settled by Slovak settlers.
In 1910 the village had a total of 975 inhabitants and belonged to the Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County .
Attractions
- Reformed church, built in 1786 (late baroque)
- Carved wooden memorial statues ( Hungarian kopjafa ) in the old cemetery of Áporka
- World War Memorial ( I. világháborús emlékmű )
traffic
The main road No. 51 runs on the eastern edge of Àporka. The nearest train station is to the northeast in Délegyháza .
Web links
Commons : Áporka - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Áporka in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)