Tiszasas Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Coordinates:46.8231°N 20.08°W
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Tiszasas
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kunszentmárton
Area Total Km2:28.79
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:1023[1]
Population Density Km2:35.5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5474
Area Code Type:Area code(s)
Area Code:(+36) 56

Tiszasas is a village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. It is near the river Tisza, where people like to go fishing. It has a church near the river. Trains go from Budapest to Tiszasas or from Budapest to Szolnok and from there to Tiszasas. It takes 1 hour and 50 minutes via car from Budapest to Tiszasas.

History

Not much is known about its history. It was first mentioned in the year 1348. According to brief sources, it was first a settlement sometime in 700. In some parts of the village, they believe in an alternate history called the Zalanic mythology. Their beliefs say Zalan I (c. 700-723) was the first "king" of Tiszasas.

Geography

It covers an area of 28.790NaN0 and has a population of 1023 people (2015).[1]

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Notes and References

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