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Szigetszentmiklós

Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 19°02′54″E / 47.34556°N 19.04833°E / 47.34556; 19.04833
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Szigetszentmiklós
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag of Szigetszentmiklós
Coat of arms of Szigetszentmiklós
Szigetszentmiklós is located in Hungary
Szigetszentmiklós
Szigetszentmiklós
Location of Szigetszentmiklós
Szigetszentmiklós is located in Europe
Szigetszentmiklós
Szigetszentmiklós
Szigetszentmiklós (Europe)
Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 19°02′54″E / 47.34556°N 19.04833°E / 47.34556; 19.04833
Area
 • Total45.65 km2 (17.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total40,105
Area code24
WebsiteOfficial town website

Szigetszentmiklós (Hungarian: [ˈsiɡɛt.sɛntmikloːʃ]]; German: Nigglau) is a city in Pest County, Hungary, with around 40,000 inhabitants.

Name

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Location

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Szigetszentmiklós is located south of Budapest in the Csepel Island on the Danube in Ráckeve Region.

History

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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

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Ethnicity

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Szigetszentmiklós is twinned with:[2]

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Notable people

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Artist János Nádasdy [de] was born here in 1939.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Source: 2003, KSH
  2. ^ "Testvérvárosok". szigetszentmiklos.hu (in Hungarian). Szigetszentmiklós. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ "János Nádasdy - Künstlerdatenbank und Nachlassarchiv Niedersachsen". www.kuenstlerdatenbank.niedersachsen.de. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
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