Ecser (; ) is a village in
Pest county,
Budapest metropolitan area
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, Hungary.
Situation
Ecser is situated southeast from
Budapest
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, near
Ferihegy International Airport. The neighbouring settlements are
Maglód
Maglód is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.
History
The name of Maglód was first mentioned in about 1200 by Anonymus (notary of Béla III), Anonymus in his narrative, according to which the grandfathers of the seventh ...
,
Vecsés,
Gyömrő
Gyömrő is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. The City of Gyömrő is situated in the center of the hilly region of Monor, in the outskirt of the capital city, Budapest. The whole territory of Gyömrő is 26,51 km2, i ...
and
Üllő
Üllő is a town in Pest county, Hungary. It is around south-east of the centre of Budapest
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. 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 the
Magyars
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common culture, language and history. They also have a notable presence in former parts of the Kingdom of Hungary. The Hungarian language belongs to the ...
arrived into their present-day country. According to one legend, the name of the village was given by Grand Prince
Árpád
Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or '' kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' g ...
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 nearby
Buda
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. The inhabitants returned only in 1699. Eleven soldiers from Ecser fought in
Rákóczi's War for Independence (1703–1711). In the early 18th century years the owner of the village, Count
Antal Grassalkovich
Anton Graf Grassalkovich de Kmeťovo, Gyarak (Ürmény, 6 March 1694 – Gödöllő, 1 December 1771) was an Imperial Real Privy Councilor, President of the Royal Hungarian Court Chamber, Chief Justice of Hungary (1731–1748), and confidant of ...
brought in
Slovak settlers.
Notable
The largest monument in the village is the Roman Catholic church from 1740.
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.
Notable people
*
Zoltán Trepák (*1977), basketball player
Gallery
Ecseri 151.jpg, The Catholic church of Ecser
Ecseri 154.jpg, A bilingual welcome-sign on the border of Ecser
Ecseri 158.jpg, The Slovakian chapel
Ecseri 171.jpg, The monument of the Second World War
Ecseri 159.jpg, The historical house of Ecser
Ecseri 156.jpg, Court of an old house
Ecseri 168.jpg, The park with the church
Ecseri 175.jpg, A streetname-table in the Kálvária Hill
Ecseri 178.jpg, The "burg" of Ecser, playhouse for children
Ecseri 180.jpg, Some block house in Ecser
Ecseri 173.jpg, The newest part of Ecser, the ''Kálvária Hill''
Ecseri 166.jpg, The main street, ''Széchenyi utca''
References
External links
* in Hungarian
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Populated places in Pest County