Apc (Hungary)

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Apc
Coat of arms of Apc
Apc (Hungary)
Apc
Apc
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Northern Hungary
County : Heves
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Hatvan
District since 1.1.2013 : Hatvan
Coordinates : 47 ° 48 '  N , 19 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 47 '42 "  N , 19 ° 41' 38"  E
Height : 147  m
Area : 20.46  km²
Residents : 2,593 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 127 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 37
Postal code : 3032
KSH kódja: 07241
Structure and administration (as of 2017)
Community type : local community
Mayor : István Juhász (independent)
Postal address : Erzsébet tér 1
3032 Apc
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Apc is a Hungarian community in the county Hatvan in Heves county .

Geographical location

The place is in the north of Hungary in Hatvan County, about 80 km northeast of Budapest , west at the foot of the former volcanic Somlyó mountain (397 m above sea level). The Zagyva River flows past to the west.

history

Archaeological finds prove that Apc was already inhabited in the Bronze Age . The history of the village goes back to the Árpád era. At the beginning of the 14th century it is mentioned in a document in connection with the payment of taxes. The place was not spared by the Mongol storm either.

climate

The climate is temperate continental. Maximum temperatures above 34 ° C in July, minimum temperatures below minus 11 ° C in January. The average annual rainfall barely exceeds 600 mm.

Attractions

  • Nature trail ( Somlyó Hegyi Tanösvény )
  • Roman Catholic Church Szent István király , originally built in the 15th century
  • Szent-Ivány Castle ( Szent-Ivány kastély ), built in 1876
  • Vineyards in the area

traffic

In Apc the highways No. 2404 meet. And no. 2405 each other, a good kilometers west of the community runs the main road no. 21, . The Apc-Zagyvaszántó train station is connected to the Hatvan- Somoskőújfalu railway line .

Partner communities

Apc has been partnered with the Middle Franconian municipality of Winkelhaid since 1993 .

Web links

Commons : Apc  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Apc on the website of the German partner municipality Winkelhaid
  2. "The twinning agreement between Apc and Winkelhaid Anno 1993" Accessed March 8, 2019 22:08