Szigetszentmiklós
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| Szigetszentmiklós | |||
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| Country | Hungary | ||
| County | Pest | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Szabó József (Fidesz) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 45.76 km² (17.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 26,662 | ||
| - Density | 582.64/km² (1,509/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 2310 | ||
| Area code(s) | 24 | ||
| Website: szigetszentmiklos.hu | |||
Szigetszentmiklós is a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 26,662 inhabitants.
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[edit] Name
- Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town in the Csepel Island
- Szent Miklós – Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Szigetszentmiklós
[edit] Location
Szigetszentmiklós is located south of Budapest in the Csepel Island on the Danube river in Ráckeve Region.
[edit] History
After the Árpád dynasty was established, the region of today's Ráckeve belonged to the Hungarian king.
Szigetszentmiklós became a town in January of 1986. It mentioned in official document in 1264 the first time.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Ethnicity
- Hungarian: 91.3%
- German: 0.6%
- Slovak: 0.6%
- Roma: 0.5%
- Bulgarians: 0.2%
- Ukrainian: 0.1%
- Other/Undeclared: 8.5%
[edit] Religious denomination
- Roman Catholic: 35.9%
- Greek Catholic: 2.2%
- Calvinist: 21.4%
- Lutheran: 1.0%
- Other denomination: 2.1%
- Non-religious: 20.7%
- Undeclared: 16.6%
(Source: 2003, KSH)
[edit] Twin towns
Szigetszentmiklós is a twinned with:
Haukipudas (1992), Oulu Province, Finland
Gheorgheni (1996), Harghita County, Romania
Busko-Zdrój (2003), Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
Specchia (2003), Apulia, Italy
Steinheim, Westphalia (2003), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Gorna Oryahovitsa (2004), Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
Kočani (2004), Kočani municipality, Republic of Macedonia
[edit] Planned
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[edit] Sources and external links
- Official website of town
- kisduna.net
- Central Region
- Map of Szigetszentmiklós
- Szigetszentmiklós Baptist Church
- Szigetszentmiklós Sport Club
- Film about Szigetszentmiklós – indulhatunk.hu
- Lakihegyi Lakópark
