Nagymaros

Nagymaros (Slovak: Veľká Maruša) is a town in Pest county, Hungary.

Nagymaros
The tower of the Roman Catholic church of Nagymaros
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Location of Nagymaros
Coordinates: 47.79064°N 18.95647°E / 47.79064; 18.95647
Country Hungary
CountyPest
DistrictSzob
Area
  Total34.39 km2 (13.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
  Total4,721
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2626
Area code(+36) 27
Websitewww.nagymaros.hu

Etymology

The name comes from Maroš, the Slavic form of Marianus.[2][3] Nagymaros—"Greater Maros" (Hungarian). The first written mention is Morus (1257).

Notable people from Nagymaros

Koltai

References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 448.
  3. Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 337. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.

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