Nagymaros | |
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| 👁 The tower of the Roman Catholic church of Nagymaros The tower of the Roman Catholic church of Nagymaros | |
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👁 Coat of arms of Nagymaros Coat of arms | |
Location of Nagymaros | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′26″N 18°57′23″E / 47.79064°N 18.95647°E / 47.79064; 18.95647 | |
| Country | 👁 Image Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District | Szob |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.39 km2 (13.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 4,721 |
| • Density | 137.3/km2 (355.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2626 |
| Area code | (+36) 27 |
| Website | www.nagymaros.hu |
Nagymaros (German: Großmarosch, Slovak: Veľká Maruša) is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
Etymology
[edit]The name comes from Maroš, the Slavic form of Marianus.[2][3] Nagymaros—"Greater Maros" (Hungarian). The first written mention is Morus (1257).[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- György Szabados (1939–2011), jazz musician
- Mihály Nagymarosi (1919–2002), footballer
- László Szalma (b. 1957), long jumper
- Tibor Gánti (1933–2009), biochemist
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Nagymaros is twinned with:[4][5]
- 👁 Slovakia
Gabčíkovo, Slovakia - 👁 Germany
Grevesmühlen, Germany - 👁 Ukraine
Velyki Heivtsi, Ukraine
References
[edit]- ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 448.
- ^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 337. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
- ^ "Kis-, Nagy- és Oroszgejőc, Grevesmühlen". nagymaros.hu (in Hungarian). Nagymaros. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Partnerské obce". gabcikovo.sk (in Slovak). Gabčíkovo. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Hungarian)
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