Szigetszentmiklós
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Szigetszentmiklós | |
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Szigetszentmiklós Location of Szigetszentmiklós | |
Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 19°02′54″E / 47.34556°N 19.04833°ECoordinates: 47°20′44″N 19°02′54″E / 47.34556°N 19.04833°E | |
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]
- Busko-Zdrój, Poland (2003)
- Gheorgheni, Romania (1996)
- Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria (2004)
- Kočani, North Macedonia (2004)
- Oulu, Finland (1992)
- Specchia, Italy (2003)
- Steinheim, Germany (2003)
- Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia
Gallery[]
Szigetszentmiklós
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References[]
- ^ https://hu.wikipedia.org/w/undefined?action=edit§ion=6
- ^ Source: 2003, KSH
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". szigetszentmiklos.hu (in Hungarian). Szigetszentmiklós. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
External links[]
Categories:
- Szigetszentmiklós
- Populated places in Pest County