Szakoly

Szakoly is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is 135 miles (217 km) to the east of Budapest and 21 miles (33 km) to the north east of Debrecen. It is home to the Szakoly Power Plant. Szakoly was first mentioned in 1290.

Szakoly
Coat of arms
Szakoly
Location of Szakoly in Hungary
Coordinates: 47.77°N 21.92°E / 47.77; 21.92
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Great Plain
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Government
 • MayorElizabeth Bacskai (Citizens' Association for Szakoly)
Area
 • Total41.44 km2 (16.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total2,743
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4234
Area code+36 42
Websitehttp://www.szakoly.hu

Geography

It covers an area of 41.44 km2 (16 sq mi) and has a population of 2952 people (2004).[3] There is a lake on the southern border of the settlement.

Average annual precipitation is about 560–590 mm, and the annual average temperature is between 9.5 to 9.6 °C (49.1 to 49.3 °F).

History

Szakoly was first mentioned in 1290.

Inhabited area as early as the Avars age was built by B.C. II.-I. century. This is evidenced by several archaeological finds.

During the reign of King of Bela III. of Hungary, it was a hospital in Szakoly.

Here was a county assembly in 1320.

It were owned by the Zakoly family in 1487, hence the name of the settlement known today.

The Turks almost completely destroyed the settlement in the 18th century. As a border settlement, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Principality of Transylvania.

Szakoly was annexed to Romania for a year, only to return to Hungary again after the Trianon peace dictatorship in World War II. During the Horthy era, many emigrated to America (USA, Canada).

Szakoly's fire brigade was established in 1992.

Hungary's first greenfield biomass power plant was built here, with a production capacity of 19.8 MW. Operating since 2009, it is now owned and strategically important by the French Veolia Group.

Economy

There is a biomass power plant in the village with a capacity of 19.8 MW. Operating since 2009, it is now owned and strategically important by the French Veolia Group.

Residents of the village work in the nearby towns industry (Major employers: Electrolux, LEGO, Michelin Tyres, EKO in Nyíregyháza; TEVA Pharmaceutical, Gedeon Richter, BMW, GLOBUS, National Instruments in Debrecen) and in agriculture (for example: apple, corn, melon, tobacco).

There is thermal water (60 ° C (140 °F)) under the Szakoly, but it is not utilized.

Education

Arany János Primary School, Vocational School and High School

  • Arany János Primary School, Vocational School and High School
  • Artificial turf football field

Education of the population

32% be only primary school

35% must be skilled

25% have a secondary education (grammar school, technical school)

6% have a higher education degree (college, university)

2% to be illiterate

Religion
  • Greek Catholic Church
  • Reformed Church
  • Roman Catholic Church

Sister cities

Ardud, Romania

Orosi, Slovakia

Common surnames in the settlement

Elek, Győri, Kiss, Kovács, Nagy, Szabó, Szűcs, Tóth, Vadon

Common surnames in the settlement

Weisz, Lichtmann, Reizmann, Rozinger

Famous people

Peter Parthenius - bishop (1592.)

Zsigmond Móricz - novelist and Social Realist (1898.)

References
  1. Szakoly at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. Szakoly at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2015
  3. "Information on Szakoly".


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