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Szigetszentmiklós
Szigetszentmiklós () is a city in Pest County, Hungary, with around 40,000 inhabitants. Name * Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town on 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 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% * Romani: 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% Twin towns – sister cities Szigetszentmiklós is twinned with: * Haukipudas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns Of Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: ''község'', plural: ''községek'') of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: ''nagyközség'', plural: ''nagyközségek''). The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the President. The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 23 of the towns are so-called urban counties (''megyei jogú város'' – town with county rights). All county seats except Budapest are urban counties. Four of the cities (Budapest, Miskolc, Győr, and Pécs) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development. The largest city is the capital, Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sønderborg
(; german: Sonderburg ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 27,766 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark in a municipality of 73,711. In recent times, Sønderborg is a center for trade, tourism, industry, and education in the region of . The town is the headquarters for several industrial companies. Sønderburg joined the UN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csepel Island
Csepel Island (Hungarian: ''Csepel-sziget'', ) is an island on the Danube in Hungary. It is long; its width after sections of bifurcation and rejoining (confluence) varies from . It has an area of and its population is 165,000. The isle extends south from Budapest; its northern point or section is Csepel – Budapest's District XXI. Most of the island is accessible from Budapest by the suburban railway. Towns include Ráckeve, Szigetszentmiklós, Szigethalom and Tököl. Csepel island was the first centre of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin ( hu, honfoglalás: "conquest of the homeland"), being the early homestead of Árpád's tribe. The island is named after Árpád's horse groom, Csepel. It features Hungary's tallest structure, Lakihegy Tower The Lakihegy Tower is a 314-metre-high (1,031 ft) radio mast at Szigetszentmiklós-Lakihegy in Hungary. The Blaw-Knox type tower was built in 1933 and was one of Europe's tallest structures at the time of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinheim, Westphalia
Steinheim ( nds, Staime) is a town in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The middle centre of Steinheim forms the economic, cultural and social hub of the ''Steinheimer Börde'', one of the main territories of the old Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn. This territory was known as Wethi-Weizengau in Saxon times. Particularly scenic are the foothills of the Eggegebirge. Geography Location Steinheim lies roughly 15 km southeast of Detmold. The town belongs to the district of Höxter and is situated in the north-eastern part of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Constituent communities The greater town of Steinheim consists of the main town of Steinheim and eight outlying villages: *Bergheim *Eichholz *Grevenhagen *Hagedorn *Ottenhausen *Rolfzen *Sandebeck *Vinsebeck History Steinheim was granted town rights in 1275 by Simon I, Bishop of Paderbornbr> Main sights *The Steinheim Catholic Parish Church of Saint Mary (''Katholische Pfarrkiche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Specchia
Specchia is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Located 53 km south of the province's capital, Specchia is nestled atop the Serra Magnone, one of the highest points in lower Salento. The town was named among the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy (''Borghi più Belli d'Italia)'' by the National Tourism Association. Main sights *Mother Church (15th century) *Church of the Francescani Neri (early 16th century) * Baroque church of Assunta *Church of San Nicola di Mira, founded in the 11th century but largely rebuilt in the 16th century, when it was converted to the Latin rite from the Byzantine one *Church of Santa Eufemia (9th-10th century) *Dominican church and convent *Palazzo Risolo (16th century), occupying the former site of the medieval castle *Palazzo Ripa (17th century) Sport Football The football team of the town is the A.S.D. ARMANDO PICCHI SPECCHIA that competes in the "girone B magliese" of the Seconda Categoria. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine before draining into the Black Sea. Its drainage basin extends into nine more countries. The largest cities on the river are Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade and Bratislava, all of which are the capitals of their respective countries; the Danube passes through four capital cities, more than any other river in the world. Five more capital cities lie in the Danube's basin: Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb, Ljubljana and Sarajevo. The fourth-largest city in its basin is Munich, the capital of Bavaria, standing on the Isar River. The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through much of Central and Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorgheni
Gheorgheni (; hu, Gyergyószentmiklós ) is a municipality in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The city administers four villages: * Covacipeter / Kovácspéter * Lacu Roșu / Gyilkostó * Vargatac / Vargatag * Visafolio / Visszafolyó Nearby are two natural sites, the Red Lake and Cheile Bicazului, a narrow canyon through the Eastern Carpathian Mountains forming the border with Neamț County. History The city historically formed part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania. It was first mentioned in 1332. It belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary with several interruptions, the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and the Principality of Transylvania, administratively the town belonged to Gyergyószék. Between 1867 and 1918 it fell within Csík County, in the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County. Since 1940, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Catholic
The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually. The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Catholic Church may refer to: * Individually, any 14 of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches which use the Byzantine rite, a.k.a. ''Greek Rite'': ** the Albanian Greek Catholic Church ** the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church ** the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church ** the Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia ** the Greek Byzantine Catholic Church, in Greece and Turkey ** the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ** the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church ** the Macedonian Greek Catholic Church ** the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ** the Romanian Greek Catholic Church (officially the ''Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic'') ** the Russian Greek Catholic Church ** the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church ** the Slovak Greek Catholic Church ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveti Martin Na Muri
Sveti Martin na Muri (, "St-Martin-on-the- Mur") is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia. History In Ancient time Roman settlement ''Halicanum'' stood on the site of today's village Sveti Martin na Muri. Settlement was located on the Roman road that led from Poetovio to Carnuntum. In year 1334 Sveti Martin na Muri was recorded as Catholic parish named ''Sancti Martini'' in Census of parishes of Zagreb Diocese. In the late 16th century, the nobleman Nicolaus Malakoczy built a castle in the village of Lapšina. The castle fell into disrepair during 19th century and by the 1930s it was completely demolished. In year 1911 in the hamlet of Vučkovec mineral water was found while drilling for oil. In 1936 first pool was built at Vučkovec spring which marked the beginning Spa Resort in village of Toplice Sveti Martin. Municipality of Sveti Martin na Muri was established in year 1992. Geography Sveti Martin na Muri is located in part of Međimu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kočani Municipality
Kočani ( mk, Кочани ) is a municipality in the eastern part of North Macedonia. ''Kočani'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region. Geography The municipality borders Kriva Palanka Municipality to the north, Kratovo Municipality and Probištip Municipality to the west, Makedonska Kamenica Municipality and Vinica Municipality to the east, and Češinovo-Obleševo Municipality and Zrnovci Municipality Zrnovci ( mk, ) is a municipality in the eastern part of North Macedonia. ''Zrnovci'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Zrnovci Municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region. Geography The municipality ... to the south. History By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Orizari Municipality was attached to Kočani Municipality. Demographics There are 31,602 residents of Kočani Municipality, according to the 2021 census. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality
Gorna Oryahovitsa Municipality ( bg, Община Горна Оряховица) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Veliko Tarnovo Province, central-north Bulgaria. It covers an area of 318 km² with a total population of 48,695 people (as of 2009-12-31).Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 The administrative centre of the municipality is the of |
Gmina Busko-Zdrój
__NOTOC__ Gmina Busko-Zdrój is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Busko-Zdrój, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Kielce. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 32,512, of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 17,297, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 15,215. The gmina contains parts of the protected areas called Nida Landscape Park and Szaniec Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Busko-Zdrój, Gmina Busko-Zdrój contains the villages and settlements of Baranów, Bilczów, Biniątki, Błoniec, Bronina, Budzyń, Chotelek, Dobrowoda, Elżbiecin, Gadawa, Galów, Janina, Kameduły, Kawczyce, Kołaczkowice, Kostki Duże, Kostki Małe, Kotki, Łagiewniki, Las Winiarski, Mikułowice, Młyny, Nowa Wieś, Nowy Folwark, Oleszki, Olganów, Owczary, Palonki, Pęczelice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
