| Szakoly | |
| Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Szakoly in Hungary |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg}} |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Elizabeth Bacskai (Citizens' Association for Szakoly) |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.44 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code: | 4234 |
| 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: | 2743 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Website: | http://www.szakoly.hu |
Szakoly or Hawk (English: Hawk, Hungarian: Szakoly) is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is 135miles to the east of Budapest and 21miles to the north east of Debrecen. It is home to the Szakoly Power Plant. Szakoly was first mentioned in 1290.
It covers an area of 41.440NaN0 and has a population of 2952 people (2004).[3] There is a lake on the southern border of the settlement.
Average annual precipitation is about 560–590 mm, and the annual average temperature is between 9.5C9.6C.
Szakoly was first mentioned in 1290.
Inhabited area as early as the Avars age was built by B.C. II.-I. century. This is evidenced by several archaeological finds.
During the reign of King of Bela III. of Hungary, it was a hospital in Szakoly.
Here was a county assembly in 1320.
It were owned by the Zakoly family in 1487, hence the name of the settlement known today.
The Turks almost completely destroyed the settlement in the 18th century. As a border settlement, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Principality of Transylvania.
Szakoly was annexed to Romania for a year, only to return to Hungary again after the Trianon peace dictatorship in World War II. During the Horthy era, many emigrated to America (USA, Canada).
Szakoly's fire brigade was established in 1992.
Hungary's first greenfield biomass power plant was built here, with a production capacity of 19.8 MW. Operating since 2009, it is now owned and strategically important by the French Veolia Group.
There is a biomass power plant in the village with a capacity of 19.8 MW. Operating since 2009, it is now owned and strategically important by the French Veolia Group.[4]
Residents of the village work in the nearby towns industry (Major employers: LEGO, Michelin Tyres, Hübner H Rubber, Jasz Plastic in Nyíregyháza; TEVA Pharmaceutical, Gedeon Richter, BMW, GLOBUS, National Instruments, CATL in Debrecen; Coloplast, Unilever, Rosenberg in Nyirbator) and in agriculture (for example: apple, corn, wheat, melon, tobacco).
There is thermal water (60 °C or 140 °F) under the Szakoly, but it is not utilized.
Arany János Primary School, Vocational School and High School
32% be only primary school
35% must be skilled
25% have a secondary education (grammar school, technical school)
6% have a higher education degree (college, university)
2% to be illiterate
There is a Health Center in Szakoly, with a family doctor, a pharmacy, and a dentist.
Leisure programs are organized in the Básty Garden. There is also a riding stable. More important events, for example May Day (May 1.), Corn Festival (in August), Harvest Festival (in October), Tractor Parade (in December).
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Peter Parthenius - bishop (1592.)
Zsigmond Móricz - novelist and Social Realist (1898.)