Subdivision Type: | Country |
Coordinates: | 47.6425°N 18.9678°W |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Csobánka |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Pest |
Area Total Km2: | 22.76 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 3175 |
Population Density Km2: | 122 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 2014 |
Area Code: | 26 |
Csobánka is a village in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. Csobánka is located in the Pilis Mountains which is a National Park in Hungary.
The name Csobánka comes from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban) rooted in < Persian چوبان (čubân). which means shepherd.[1] The word csobán originated from the settlement of the Magyars in Hungary. The earliest record of the official name was mentioned in a tax minute-book on January 3, 1698.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Csobánka is twinned with:[2]