Törökszentmiklós

Törökszentmiklós 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.

Törökszentmiklós
Town
Törökszentmiklós Palace from above
Flag
Coat of arms
Törökszentmiklós
Coordinates: 47°11′N 20°25′E
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
DistrictTörökszentmiklós
Area
 • Total185.16 km2 (71.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total23,145
 • Density125/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5200
Area code(+36) 56
Websitewww.torokszentmiklos.hu

Geography

It covers an area of 185.16 km2 (71 sq mi) and has a population of 23,145 people (2002).

History

First time settlement has been mentionaed in the charters of King Zsigmond by the name Zenthmyclos in 1399.

In 1552 the castle of Balaszentmiklós fell under the Turkish siege. In 1685 it was destroyed.

In 1738 the settlement, then known as Török Szent Miklós, became a market town.

The castle from the Middle Ages.

Politics

Between 1990s and 2014 local politics has been dominated by Fidesz and Fidesz supporting independent groups, but after 2014 Hungarian local elections, Jobbik became majority party in Municipal Assembly.[1]

The current mayor of Törökszentmiklós is Imre Markót (Our Home Szentmiklós).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 11 members (1 Mayor, 7 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[2]

Party Seats Current Municipal Assembly
  Our Home Szentmiklós 6 M          
  Fidesz-KDNP 5            
  Independent 1            

International relations

Törökszentmiklós is twinned with:

References
  1. https://static.valasztas.hu/dyn/onk14/szavossz/hu/M11/T073/tjk.html
  2. "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Törökszentmilós (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.


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