Szolnok
Szolnok | |
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| Szolnok Megyei Jogú Város | |
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Flag of Szolnok Flag Coat of arms of Szolnok Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Capital of Tisza, Gate of Transtisza, City of Waters | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Szolnok |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ferenc Szalay (Fidesz) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187.24 km2 (72.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 71,285[1] |
| • Rank | 11th in Hungary |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5000 to 5008 |
| Area code | (+36) 56 |
| Website | info |
Szolnok (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsolnok]) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. It is a city with county rights. It is on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain. This has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries. Szolnok also has one of Hungary’s best waterpolo teams.
Demographics[change]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 10,617 | — |
| 1870 | 15,847 | +49.3% |
| 1879 | 16,120 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | 24,160 | +49.9% |
| 1910 | 24,417 | +1.1% |
| 1920 | 31,065 | +27.2% |
| 1930 | 37,317 | +20.1% |
| 1941 | 39,897 | +6.9% |
| 1949 | 34,003 | −14.8% |
| 1960 | 45,640 | +34.2% |
| 1970 | 63,467 | +39.1% |
| 1980 | 75,362 | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 78,328 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 77,654 | −0.9% |
| 2011 | 72,953 | −6.1% |
| 2020 | 70,554 | −3.3% |
In 2001, the population of Szolnok consisted of 98% Hungarian, 1% Gypsy, and 1% people of other nationalities (mainly German).[2]
Szolnok's population reached its highest level in 1989 with almost 82,000 people. Since then it has been slowly going down.
Notable people[change]
Born in Szolnok[change]
- Ferenc Anisits (born 1938) engineer, founder of BMW Diesel Development Center
- Rev Peter Bedekovics (born 1989) Reformed minister, national chair of the Hungarian Scout Association
- Csaba Horváth (1930–2004) chemical engineer and inventor of HPLC
- Zoltán Jeney (1943–2019) composer
- Gina Kanizsa (born 1988), jazz singer
- Hedvig Karakas (born 1990) Olympic Judoka
- Katalin Karikó (born 1955) biochemist, senior vice president at BioNTech
- Ferenc Molnár (born 1982), Hungarian singer
- Arpád Račko (1930–2015) Slovak sculptor
- Gábor Szabó, architect
- Gizella Tary (1884–1960) Olympic fencer
Lived in Szolnok[change]
- Bertalan Farkas (born 1949), cosmonaut
- Martin Nedić (1810–1895) Croatian poet
- Viktor Orbán (born 1963), prime minister
- Gábor Szegő (1895–1985), mathematician
International relations[change]
A public transport stop in the Estonian city of Tallinn is named for Szolnok.[3]
Twin towns – sister cities[change]
- Romania Baia Mare, Romania (1990)
- China Bengbu, China
- Poland Bielsko-Biała, Poland (1995)
- England Eastwood, England, UK (2006)
- Italy Forlì, Italy (1998)
- China Jinzhong, China
- Estonia Rakvere, Estonia (2008)
- Germany Reutlingen, Germany (1990)
- Finland Riihimäki, Finland (1969)
- China Sanmenxia, China (2008)
- Israel Shoham, Israel (2001)
- Japan Yuza, Japan (2004)
References[change]
- ↑ Szolnok, KSH
- ↑ Population of Szolnok by Nationality, in Hungarian[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "sister city shop". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ↑ "Testvérvárosi kapcsolatok". info.szolnok.hu (in magyar). Szolnok. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
Other websites[change]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Szolnok
- Official site Archived 2022-08-02 at the Wayback Machine in Hungarian, English and German
- Aerial photography of Szolnok
- Museum of Hungarian Aviation
- Transmitter station Szolnok (in English and German)
