Verőce (Pest County)

	Verőce
	Verőce
	Verőce
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Central Hungary
County :	pest
District since 1.1.2013 :	Szob
Coordinates :	47 ° 50 ' N , 19 ° 2' E Coordinates: 47 ° 50 '0 " N , 19 ° 2' 0" E
Area :	20.33 km²
Residents :	3,680 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density :	181 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 27
Postal code :	2621
KSH kódja:	33729
Structure and administration
Community type :	local community
Mayor :	György Grauszmann ( non- party)
Postal address :	Árpád út 40 ; 2621 Verőce
Website :	www.veroce.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Verőce ( German Werowitz , Slovak Verovce ) is a Hungarian municipality in the Szob district in Pest county .

geography

Verőce covers an area of 20.33 km². The municipality is located 40 km north of the capital Budapest and 15 km east of Szob in the Danube Bend .

history

The name of the place was first mentioned in a document between 1444 and 1460. It was owned by the Vác diocese and was an oppidum as early as the 14th century .

During the Turkish occupation, the population was decimated, similar to the neighboring towns of Nagymaros and Visegrád .

After a battle between Turks and Hungarians, Verőce was again owned by the Vác diocese in 1598. After the Turkish occupation, the village was rebuilt by Hungarians from the Felvidék , Slovaks and Germans.

With the administrative reform of 1950, the Szob County in Nógrád County, and thus Verőce as well, was incorporated into Pest County . In 1965 the name of the settlement was changed from Nógrádverőc to Verőce . On December 31, 1974, the name Verőcemaros was incorporated into Kismaros . On January 1, 1990, Kismaros became independent again.