Szigetszentmiklós

This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (January 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

show This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Hungarian. (January 2018) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Hungarian article. Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 537 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary Content in this edit is translated from the existing Hungarian Wikipedia article at [[:hu:Szigetszentmiklós]]; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template {{Translated|hu|Szigetszentmiklós}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Szigetszentmiklós
Town
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag Coat of arms
Szigetszentmiklós Location of Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós (Europe) Show map of HungaryShow map of EuropeShow all
Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 19°02′54″E / 47.34556°N 19.04833°E / 47.34556; 19.04833Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 19°02′54″E / 47.34556°N 19.04833°E / 47.34556; 19.04833
Area
• Total	45.65 km2 (17.63 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	40,105[1]
Area code(s)	24
Website	Official town website

Szigetszentmiklós (Hungarian: [ˈsiɡɛt.sɛntmikloːʃ]) is a city in Pest county, Hungary with around 40,000 inhabitants.

Name[]

• Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town in the Csepel Island
• Szent Miklós – Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Szigetszentmiklós

Location[]

Szigetszentmiklós is located south of Budapest in the Csepel Island on the Danube in Ráckeve Region.

History[]

After the Árpád dynasty was established, the region of today's Ráckeve belonged to the Hungarian king. Szigetszentmiklós became a town in January 1986. It mentioned in official document in 1264 the first time.

Demographics[]

Ethnicity[]

• Hungarian: 91.3%
• German: 0.6%
• Slovak: 0.6%
• Romani: 0.5%
• Bulgarians: 0.2%
• Ukrainian: 0.1%
• Other/Undeclared: 8.5%

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%^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Szigetszentmiklós is twinned with:^[3]

Gallery[]

• 

  Szigetszentmiklós

• 

  iparterület1

• 

  iparterület2

• 

  iparterület3

• 

  iparterület4

References[]

External links[]

• Central Region
• Map of Szigetszentmiklós
• Szigetszentmiklós Baptist Church
• Lakihegyi Lakópark