Zagyvaszántó

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Zagyvaszántó
Village
Zagyvaszántó
Coat of arms
Zagyvaszántó
Coordinates: 47°46′22.8″N 19°40′4.8″E / 47.773000°N 19.668000°E / 47.773000; 19.668000Coordinates: 47°46′22.8″N 19°40′4.8″E / 47.773000°N 19.668000°E / 47.773000; 19.668000
Country	Hungary
County	Heves
Area
• Total	9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,985[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3031
Area code	(+36) 37
Website	www.zagyvaszanto.hu

Zagyvaszántó is a village located in Heves, Hungary, among the foothills of the Mátra mountain range. The closest significant town is Hatvan.

Etymology[]

Its name consists of two Hungarian words: 'Zagyva' and 'szántó'. Zagyva is the river which runs next to the village, while 'szántó' means 'field'.

History[]

The settlement's name is first mentioned in 1290 in a diploma, in which it is called 'Zántho' (which is the equivalent of 'szántó'). During the Ottoman-Hungarian wars the region was depopulated. In the middle of the 1900s the population started to rise rapidly. Since the start of the millennium the population is slowly decreasing.^[2]

The 700th anniversary was celebrated in 1999.

International relations[]

Zagyvaszántó is the sister city of Csomakoros, Romania.^[2]

References[]

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