Town in Pest, Hungary
Nagymaros | |
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Town | |
The tower of the Roman Catholic church of Nagymaros | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
NagymarosLocation of Nagymaros | |
Coordinates: 47°47′26″N 18°57′23″E / 47.79064°N 18.95647°E / 47.79064; 18.95647 | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Pest |
District | Szob |
Area | |
• Total | 34.39 km (13.28 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,721 |
• Density | 140/km (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2626 |
Area code | (+36) 27 |
Website | www |
Nagymaros (German: Großmarosch, Slovak: Veľká Maruša) is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
Etymology
The name comes from Maroš, the Slavic form of Marianus. Nagymaros—"Greater Maros" (Hungarian). The first written mention is Morus (1257).
Notable people
- 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
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in HungaryNagymaros is twinned with:
- Gabčíkovo, Slovakia
- Grevesmühlen, Germany
- Velyki Heivtsi, Ukraine
References
- Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016.
- 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. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map (in Hungarian)
Towns and villages of Szob District | ||
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Towns (2) | ||
Villages (15) |
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