Szigetszentmiklós

Infobox City
official_name = Szigetszentmiklós


nickname =


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map_caption =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name = Hungary
subdivision_name1 = Pest
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Szabó József (Fidesz)
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 45.76
area_land_km2 =
area_water_km2 =
population_as_of = 2005
population_note =
population_total = 26,662
population_density_km2 = 582.64
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latitude = 47°20′44″ N
longitude = 19°02′54″ E
latd=47 |latm=20 |lats=44 |latNS=N
longd=19 |longm=02 |longs=54 |longEW=E
elevation_m =
elevation_ft =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 2310
area_code = 24
website = [http://szigetszentmiklos.hu/ szigetszentmiklos.hu]
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Szigetszentmiklós is a city in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 26,662 inhabitants.

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%
* Roma: 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)"

Twin towns

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

* Wehr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
* Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nord-Pas de Calais, France

Gallery

Sources and external links

* [http://www.szigetszentmiklos.hu Official website of town]
* [http://www.kisduna.net/ kisduna.net]
* [http://www.kozpontiregio.hu/ Central Region]
* [http://terkepkalauz.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=656&Itemid=99999999 Map of Szigetszentmiklós]
* [http://szigetszentmiklos.baptist.hu/ Szigetszentmiklós Baptist Church]
* [http://www.futsalarena.hu/sztk/ Szigetszentmiklós Sport Club]
* [http://www.indulhatunk.hu/turist-line/presentation.search.do?city_id=2563 Film about Szigetszentmiklós – indulhatunk.hu]
* [http://lakihegyipark.atw.hu/ Lakihegyi Lakópark]