Nagymaros Explained

Settlement Type:	Town
Subdivision Type:	Country
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Pushpin Map:	Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Nagymaros
Official Name:	Nagymaros
Subdivision Type1:	County
Subdivision Name1:	Pest
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Szob
Area Total Km2:	34.39
Population Total:	4721
Population As Of:	2015
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	2626
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	(+36) 27
Coordinates:	47.7906°N 18.9565°W

Nagymaros (German: Großmarosch, Slovak: Veľká Maruša) is a town in Pest county, Hungary.

Etymology

The name comes from Maroš, the Slavic form of Marianus.^{[2] [3]} Nagymaros—"Greater Maros" (Hungarian). The first written mention is Morus (1257).

Notable people

• György Szabados (1939–2011), jazz musician
• Mihály Nagymarosi (1919–2002), footballer
• László Szalma (b. 1957), long jumper
• Tibor Gánti (1933–2009), biochemist

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Nagymaros is twinned with:^{[4] [5]}

• Gabčíkovo, Slovakia
• Grevesmühlen, Germany
• Velyki Heivtsi, Ukraine

External links

• in Hungarian
• Street map

Notes and References

1. Book: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. dead. 2016-07-15. https://archive.today/20160715171525/http://www.ksh.hu/apps/shop.kiadvany?p_kiadvany_id=81322&p_temakor_kod=KSH&p_session_id=800051036609396&p_lang=EN.
2. Book: Kiss, Lajos . Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest . 448. Akadémiai . 1978 . Hungarian.
3. Book: Stanislav, Ján . Ján Stanislav . Slovenský juh v stredoveku II.. 337. Slovenské literárne centrum . 2004 . Slovak . 80-88878-89-6.
4. Web site: Kis-, Nagy- és Oroszgejőc, Grevesmühlen. nagymaros.hu. Nagymaros. hu. 2021-09-28.
5. Web site: Partnerské obce. gabcikovo.sk. Gabčíkovo. sk. 2021-09-28.