Zagyvaszántó
Zagyvaszántó is a village located in Heves, Hungary, among the foothills of the Mátra mountain range. The closest significant town is Hatvan.
Zagyvaszántó | |
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Village | |
| Zagyvaszántó | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Zagyvaszántó | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′22.8″N 19°40′4.8″E | |
| 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 |
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zagyvaszántó.
- Zagyvaszántó, census of 2015, KSH
- "A falu története - Zagyvaszántó". www.zagyvaszanto.hu. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
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