Apagy Explained

Official Name:Apagy
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Apagy in Hungary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Hungary
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg}}
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Subregion
Subdivision Name3:Baktalórántháza
Subdivision Type6:Rank
Subdivision Name6:Village
Area Total Km2:32.04
Area Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:47.9573°N 21.9363°W
Postal Code:4553
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+36 42
Area Code Type:Area code
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Total Type:Total
Population Total:2269
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Population As Of:2009
Population Footnotes:[2]
Blank Name:KSH code
Blank Info:20303[3]
Website:www.apagy.hu

Apagy is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Communications

Nyíregyháza lies around 17km (11miles) to the west, connected by primary route 41.

The Vásárosnamény - Nyíregyháza line of the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) serves the village.

History

The village is first recorded in the 13th Century as Hungarian: Opag.

Because of its convenient location, Apagy became an important place of commerce and for holding county meetings. It was here that the decision was made to have Nyíregyháza as the county seat of Szabolcs County.

A charter of 1466 names Mohos as the neighbouring settlement of Apagy, and at that time it was owned by the Várday family.

At the start of the 15th century, the Kemecsey family became the owners. In the first half of the 16th century more families started to farm around Apagy: the Apagyi, Csajkos, Diószeghy, Hetey, Osváth, Puskas, Szegedy, Szentmiklóssy, Szécsy, Szilágyi and Zoltán families.

Apagy also held the 1608 Parliament.

The village started registering births, deaths and marriages in 1768.

The village really started to develop during the 18th century, and after the construction of the railway it became a local commercial hub.

At the start of the 20th century the Zoltán family (and descendants) farmed the land, and the major landholder was Mayer Leveleki.

Before World War II, there was a Jewish community in the town. At its height, there were 160 Jews in the community most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.The Jewish cemetery in the village still exists.[4]

Ethnic groups

As of 2009 The ethnography of the village was 99.9% Hungarian, with 1.1% Romani, adding to a grand total of 101%.[2]

Landmarks

Sports

The local football team was founded in 1954. In the 1995–96 season they won the Hungarian National Championship VI and were promoted to the Hungarian National Championship V.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=20303 Apagy
  2. http://portal.ksh.hu/pls/portal/cp.hnt_telep?NN=20303 Apagy
  3. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=20303 Apagy
  4. http://www.izraelitatemetok.hu/index.php/apagy/ The jewish cemetery