Nagymaros
| Nagymaros | ||
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| Town | ||
 The tower of the Roman Catholic church of Nagymaros | ||
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  Nagymaros Location of Nagymaros | ||
| Coordinates: 47°47′26″N 18°57′23″E / 47.79064°N 18.95647°ECoordinates: 47°47′26″N 18°57′23″E / 47.79064°N 18.95647°E | ||
| Country |
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| County | Pest | |
| District | Szob | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 34.39 km2 (13.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,721 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 2626 | |
| Area code | (+36) 27 | |
| Website |
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Nagymaros is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
Etymology
The name comes from Maroš, the Slavic form of Marianus.[2][3] Nagymaros—"Big Maros" (Hungarian). The first written mention is Morus (1257).
Notable people from Nagymaros
- György Szabados (1939–2011), jazz musician.
- Mihály Nagymarosi (1919–2002), football midfielder.
- László Szalma (b. 1957), long jumper.
- Tibor Gánti (1933–2009), biochemist.
References
- ↑ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- ↑ 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.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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| Villages (15) | ||
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