Szigetszentmiklós Explained

Official Name:Szigetszentmiklós
Settlement Type:Town
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Mayor:József Szabó (Fidesz)
County:Pest
Subregion:Ráckeve
Area Total Km2:45.65
Ksh Code:28954
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:40,105[1]
Coordinates:47.3456°N 19.0483°W
Postal Code:2310
Area Code:24
Website:Official town website

Szigetszentmiklós (in Hungarian ˈsiɡɛt.sɛntmikloːʃ/]]]; German: Nigglau) is a city in Pest County, Hungary, with around 40,000 inhabitants.

Name

Location

Szigetszentmiklós is located south of Budapest in the Csepel Island on the Danube in Ráckeve Region.

History

After the Árpád dynasty was established, the region of today's Ráckeve belonged to the Hungarian king. Szigetszentmiklós became a town in January 1986.It mentioned in official document in 1264 the first time.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Religious denomination

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Szigetszentmiklós is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

Artist was born here in 1939.[4]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://hu.wikipedia.org/w/undefined?action=edit&section=6
  2. Source: 2003, KSH
  3. Web site: Testvérvárosok. szigetszentmiklos.hu. Szigetszentmiklós. hu. 2024-02-02.
  4. Web site: János Nádasdy - Künstlerdatenbank und Nachlassarchiv Niedersachsen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326003305/https://www.kuenstlerdatenbank.niedersachsen.de/kuenstlerinnen/slg_2001/ . 26 March 2023 . 2024-01-10 . www.kuenstlerdatenbank.niedersachsen.de.