Szigetszentmiklós
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| Country | Hungary | |
| Region | Central Hungary | |
| County | Pest | |
| Subregion | Ráckeve | |
| Rank | City | |
| KSH code | 28954[1] | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | József Szabó (Fidesz) | |
| Area[2] | ||
| • Total | 45.65 km2 (17.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)[3] | ||
| • Total | 32,340 | |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 2310 | |
| Area code | +36 24 | |
| Website | szigetszentmiklos.hu | |
Szigetszentmiklós [ˈsiɡ.ɛt.sɛnt.mik.loːʃ] is a city in Pest county, Hungary with approximately 30,000 inhabitants.
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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 river 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%
(Source: 2003, KSH)
International relations
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Twin towns — Sister cities
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
Planned
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References
- ↑ Szigetszentmiklós at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ Szigetszentmiklós at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ↑ Szigetszentmiklós at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2009
