- Albertirsa
Albertirsa is a town in the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain. Although it has got its town status in 2003, still has its village-scent that is so common for most of the inhabitations in the region.
History
Initially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: Alberti and Irsa, having joined in 1950.
* 1277: King Ladislaus IV mentions the name of Alberti tenure in one of his charters
* 1368: The chapter ofBuda mentiones Irsa as an inhabitation
* 1597: Both villages got emptied after the 1241 Mongol invasion and the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century
*September 29 ,1711 : Local landlord András Váracskay brings settlers to populate the grassland of alberti-irsa. 24 chariots of Slovak settlers arrive to Alberti
* 1714: Royal endowment letter grants the ownership of Alberti to Márton Szeleczky
* 1719: András Irsay has one third of Irsa of Pest shire
* 1731: Beginning of mandatory lecturing for commons in local landlord funded school
* 1784: Descendants of Márton Szeleczky attain the rights for Alberti to hold markets. This right also grants themarket town title.
*September 1 ,1847 : First train arrives
* 1848: Hundreds joining to the 1848 Revolution after the recruitment speech of Kossuth atCegléd
* 1924: Civil School of Irsa founded
*September 6 ,1950 : The two villages Alberti and Irsa are joined under the name of Albertirsa by an ordinance of the Ministry for Home Affairs
* 1995: [http://www.gerjeparty.hu Gerje-Party Association] founded
* 1996: Inauguration of the new flag and symbol during the millennium festival
*July 1 ,2003 : City status granted to Albertirsa, which has 11547 inhabitants this timeTwin-cities
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Gaggiano ofItaly from 1992
*Bourg Saint Andeol ofFrance from 1998
*Malacky ofSlovakia from 2000
*Żnin ofPoland from 2005Widely-known people born in
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Rosa Csillag , _hu.Rózsa Csillag ,Csillag Rózsa , "exactly"Rosa Goldstein , _hu.Rózsa Goldstein ,Goldstein Rózsa (born23 October ,1832 ,Irsa ,Hungary , -20 February ,1892 , "Wien",Austria ), a Hungarian femaleJewish singer
*Adam Politzer External links
* [http://www.albertirsa.hu Albertirsa] Official site
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=47.245331,19.608364&spn=0.092182,0.126686&t=k&hl=en Google Maps satellite]
* [http://www.um.znin.pl Official website of the Town of Żnin - twin town in Poland]
* [http://www.civertan.hu/legifoto/legifoto.php?page_level=15 Aerialphotgraphs of Albertirsa]
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