- Ecser
Infobox Settlement
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Ecser
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Pest
area_total_km2=13.1
population_total=3471
population_as_of=2007
population_density_km2=248.05
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postal_code=2233
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website= [http://www.ecser.hu/ www.ecser.hu]Ecser (Slovak: "Ečer") is a village in Pest county,
Budapest metropolitan area ,Hungary .ituation
Ecser (pronounced|ˈɛʧɛr, approximately "etcher") is situated southeast from
Budapest , nearFerihegy International Airport . The neighbouring settlements areMaglód ,Vecsés ,Gyömrő andÜllő . The M0 motorway runs near the village. The village is situated on the railway-line 120a (Budapest-Újszász-Szolnok). It has a Slovak minority population.History
The first written account of Ecser is from
December 15 1315 , although the village already existed as of 896, when theMagyars arrived into their present-day country. According to one legend, the name of the village was given by Grand PrinceÁrpád of the Hungarian tribes. When he asked the name of the settlement where he stopped to have a little rest, the local people could not tell him the name, so Árpád said them: call this place after this ‘oak’ (Hungarian "cser").During the period of Ottoman Turkish dominance (1526 -1686 ) the village died out, particularly after the siege of nearbyBuda . The inhabitants returned only in1699 . Eleven soldiers from Ecser fought inRákóczi's War for Independence (1703 -1711 ). In the early 1700s years the owner of the village, CountAntal Grassalkovich brought in Slovak settlers.Notable
The only monument in the village is the
Roman Catholic church from1740 .In the village there is a world famous folk dance called ‘Wedding at Ecser’ ("Ecseri lakodalmas").
On the coat of arms is seen the church, the folk dance and the oak tree, the three most important sign of the village.
Twin towns of Ecser
The
twin town s of Ecser are:
*Zlaté Klasy (Slovakia )
*Kumbağ (Turkey )Gallery
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