Szigetszentmiklós
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Szigetszentmiklós | |
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| Church of Saint Nicholas Church of Saint Nicholas | |
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Coat of arms of Szigetszentmiklós Coat of arms | |
Szigetszentmiklós is located in Hungary Szigetszentmiklós Location of Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós is located in Europe Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| Area code | 24 |
| Website | Official town website |
Szigetszentmiklós (Hungarian: [ˈsiɡɛt.sɛntmikloːʃ]]; German: Nigglau) is a city in Pest County, Hungary, with around 40,000 inhabitants.
Name
- Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town on 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%[1]
Twin towns – sister cities
Szigetszentmiklós is twinned with:[2]
- Poland Busko-Zdrój, Poland (2003)
- Romania Gheorgheni, Romania (1996)
- Bulgaria Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria (2004)
- North Macedonia Kočani, North Macedonia (2004)
- Finland Oulu, Finland (1992)
- Italy Specchia, Italy (2003)
- Germany Steinheim, Germany (2003)
- Croatia Sveti Martin na Muri, Croatia (2004)
- Latvia Auce, Latvia (2024)
Gallery
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Notable people
Artist János Nádasdy was born here in 1939.[3]
References
- ↑ Source: 2003, KSH
- ↑ "Testvérvárosok". szigetszentmiklos.hu (in magyar). Szigetszentmiklós. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ↑ "János Nádasdy - Künstlerdatenbank und Nachlassarchiv Niedersachsen". www.kuenstlerdatenbank.niedersachsen.de. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
