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Town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Törökszentmiklós [tørøksɛntmikloːʃ] is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. It is the third-largest settlement in the county.
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Törökszentmiklós | |
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 Törökszentmiklós Palace from above | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Törökszentmiklós | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′N 20°25′E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Törökszentmiklós |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.16 km2 (71.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 23,145 |
| • Density | 125/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5200 |
| Area code | (+36) 56 |
| Website | www |
It covers an area of 185.16 km2 (71 sq mi) and has a population of 23,145 (2002).
The settlement was first mentioned (as Zenthmyclos) in charters of King Zsigmond in 1399.
In 1552 the castle of Balaszentmiklós fell under the Turkish siege. ("Törok" is Hungarian for "Turkish".) In 1685 it was destroyed.
In 1738 the settlement, then known as Török Szent Miklós, became a market town.
Between the 1990s and 2014 local politics were dominated by Fidesz and Fidesz-supporting independent groups, but Jobbik became the majority party in the Municipal Assembly at the 2014 Hungarian local elections.[1]
The current mayor of Törökszentmiklós is Imre Markót (Our Home Szentmiklós).
The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 Hungarian local elections, is made up of 11 members (1 mayor, 7 individual constituency MEPs and 3 compensation list MEPs) divided between these political parties and alliances:[2]
The association football club, Törökszentmiklósi FC, is based in the town.
Törökszentmiklós is twinned with:[3]
Lendava, Slovenia
Nevetlenfolu, Ukraine
Ryglice, Poland
Senta, Serbia
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