Nagykáta
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Nagykáta | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Nagykáta | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 25 ' N , 19 ° 44' E | ||||
| Area : | 81.61 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 12,584 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 154 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 29 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2760, 2761 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 13435 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Gábor Dorner (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Dózsa György út 2 2761 Nagykáta |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Nagykáta [ ˈnɒɟkaːtɒ ] is a Hungarian city in the district of the same name in Pest County . The place extends over an area of 81.61 km² and has almost 12,600 inhabitants (as of 2011).
Geographical location
Nagykáta is located a good 50 kilometers east of the capital Budapest on the small river Kerektói-árok . Neighboring communities are Szentmártonkáta, Tápióbicske , Farmos and Jászberény .
Attractions
Significant architectural monuments are the Keglevich Chapel from the 18th century and the Saint George Church from the 16th century, which was rebuilt around 1745. The “bazaar”, a characteristic and atmospheric building complex, dates from the turn of the 20th century and was recently renovated.
A significant part of the city is under nature protection . Numerous animal, bird and plant species can be found here that are almost extinct elsewhere. In 1992 the region was added to the list of bird habitats of European importance by the International Council for the Conservation of Birds (ICBP), the predecessor organization of BirdLife International .
history
The history of Nagykáta goes back to the 12th century when the Pest branch of the Káta or Káthay tribe settled in this area. The village that was uncovered on the hemp hill near the city limits was probably the forerunner of Nagykáta from the Árpád era .
In the regestrum of Várad, the name of the village Káta is recorded in 1221. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the name appears in numerous documents as Csekekáta . The name Nagykáta appears for the first time in 1607 and has been in common use since the beginning of the 18th century. During the Turkish occupation the village was destroyed many times, but always revived. But the Káthay tribe wore themselves out in the fighting, and Ferenc Káthay, who remained without a successor, sold his last estate to Miklós Keglevich in 1663. After the reconquest of Buda , Nagykáta was a deserted place. Until 1695 the name is not to be found in the censuses, but from 1698 the parish again had a pastor and the registers were kept again.
At the time of Prince Francis II Rákóczi’s struggle for freedom , he also visited Nagykáta. After the Peace of Sathmar (1711) the village was repopulated and developed economically: viticulture and cattle breeding began. Since 1716 the community also had its own school teacher, and in 1743 Maria Theresa raised the village to the rank of a market town. The 1770 scheme introduced in the Urbars eased the situation of the serfs only temporary. At the beginning of the 19th century, their living conditions deteriorated further. It was only at this time that a guild industry began to develop.
During the Hungarian War of Independence in 1848/1849, Nagykáta was temporarily the headquarters of Arthur Görgey . Not far from Nagykáta, on April 4, 1849, the Tápióbicske battle broke out. Then Lajos Kossuth visited the wounded in Keglevich Castle, where the mayor is now. April 4th is an official holiday of Nagykáta city. Local and foreign traditional military groups visit the city on this memorial day.
In 1989 Nagykáta was granted city rights again.
Economy and importance as a regional center
Nagykáta is the regional center for around 60,000 people. That is why the city is the seat of authorities; there are several secondary schools.
At the end of 1998, the Japanese Clarion plants started production next to the city, where hundreds of jobs have been created since 1999 with the production of car radios .
Town twinning
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Alfonsine , Italy , since 1962 -
Negotino (Неготино), North Macedonia, since 2013 -
Ozun , Romania , since 2011
sons and daughters of the town
- Gábor Mátray (1797–1875), composer and music historian
- Leona Baksay (1915–2005), botanist
- Erzsi Lengyel (1929–2012), actress
traffic
The main roads No. 31, No. 311 and the state road No. 3115 meet in Nagykáta. The city is connected to the railway line from Budapest Ostbahnhof via Újszász to Szolnok .
gallery
literature
- Nagykáta , in: Guy Miron (Ed.): The Yad Vashem encyclopedia of the ghettos during the Holocaust . Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 2009 ISBN 978-965-308-345-5 , pp. 513f.
Web links
- Nagy-Káta in A Pallas nagy lexikona ( Hungarian )
- Aerial views over Nagykáta
- Nagykáta. Térképcentrum, accessed May 23, 2013 (Hungarian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Együttműködési megállapodás. In: nagykata.hu. Retrieved July 29, 2019 (Hungarian).
