Mártély Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Mártély
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Csongrád
Area Total Km2:41.21
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:1301[1]
Population Density Km2:35.7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6636
Area Code:62

Mártély is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 41.210NaN0 and has a population of 1301 people (2015).[1]

History

The village dates back to the Kingdom of Hungary and the days of Árpád. Saint Stephen of Hungary gifted the village to the abbey of Zalavár, along with its fishing rights. The village's name appeared in writing in 1019 as "Adriani". The village derived its name from its church dedicated to Saint Adrianus, the patron saint of the abbey of Zalavár.

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015