Isaszeg
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Gödöllő | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 32 ' N , 19 ° 24' E | ||||
| Area : | 205.43 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 11,386 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 55 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 28 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2117 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 07807 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2014) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Miklós Hatvani (Április 6 Kör) | ||||
| Postal address : | Rákóczi utca 45 2117 Isaszeg |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Isaszeg is a Hungarian town in the district Gödöllő in Pest County .
geography
Isaszeg extends over an area of 205.43 km². The city is located in the Gödöllő hill country 30 km east of Budapest city center and south of Gödöllő .
history
The first written mention was in 1274 as Ilsuazg . The old church was built in the 12th century and is now a listed building. The place was a popular hunting ground for King Matthias Corvinus .
Due to the sharp decline in population due to the plague epidemic of 1536 and the Turkish war campaigns, German settlers settled here in 1690. In 1723 the place came into the possession of Count Anton Grassalkowich . He settled Poles and then Slovaks. Serbs and Hungarians were also part of the population.
In the years from 1845 to 1848 Sándor Petőfi stayed in Isaszeg several times. Franz Joseph I often came here to hunt.
In the course of the Hungarian War of Independence , the Royal Hungarian Landwehr won the battle of Isaszeg on April 6, 1849, over the imperial troops of Field Marshal Windisch-Graetz .
In 1905 the building of the current town hall was completed. The local history museum was opened in 1967. On July 1, 2008 the place received city rights.
population
The Slovak minority has its own democratic representation.
traffic
The place has a train station on the Budapest - Hatvan railway line .
Twin cities
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Poland : Bojanów
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Croatia : Suza
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Serbia : Mali Iđoš
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Romania : Cozmeni
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Romania : Sânmartin
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Slovakia : Kechnec
sons and daughters of the town
- György Lázár (1924–2014), Hungarian Prime Minister
- Elisabeth Fessl de Alemany (1936-) honorary citizen of the city
Web links
- Isaszeg city website. Retrieved September 21, 2017 (Hungarian).
Individual evidence
- ^ Isaszeg települési választás eredményei ( Hungarian ) Nemzeti Választási Iroda. October 12, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Isaszeg füzet - Isaszeg története 1274-től 1848-ig
- ↑ Isaszeg map. Retrieved December 12, 2014 .
- ^ Anatole Wacquant: The Hungarian Danube Army 1848-49, Breslau 1900, p. 158
- ↑ Website of the Slovak minority ( memento of the original from September 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
