Törökszentmiklós Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Coordinates:47.1833°N 45°W
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Label Position:top
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Törökszentmiklós
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Törökszentmiklós
Area Total Km2:185.16
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:23145
Population Density Km2:125
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:5200
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+36) 56

Törökszentmiklós is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. It is the third-largest settlement in the county.

Geography

It covers an area of 185.160NaN0 and has a population of 23,145 (2002).

History

The settlement was first mentioned (as Zenthmyclos) in charters of King Zsigmond in 1399.

In 1552 the castle of Balaszentmiklós fell under the Turkish siege. ("Törok" is Hungarian for "Turkish".) In 1685 it was destroyed.

In 1738 the settlement, then known as Török Szent Miklós, became a market town.

Politics

Between the 1990s and 2014 local politics were dominated by Fidesz and Fidesz-supporting independent groups, but Jobbik became the majority party in the Municipal Assembly at the 2014 Hungarian local elections.[1]

The current mayor of Törökszentmiklós is Imre Markót (Our Home Szentmiklós).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 Hungarian local elections, is made up of 11 members (1 mayor, 7 individual constituency MEPs and 3 compensation list MEPs) divided between these political parties and alliances:[2]

PartySeatsCurrent Municipal Assembly
 Our Home Szentmiklós6M     
 Fidesz-KDNP5      
 Independent1      

Sport

The association football club, Törökszentmiklósi FC, is based in the town.

Twin towns – sister cities

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evkjkv2 .
  2. Web site: Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Törökszentmilós (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye). valasztas.hu. 2019-10-29.
  3. Web site: Testvértelepülések. torokszentmiklos.hu. Törökszentmiklós. hu. 2021-04-07.