Jászapáti is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
Jászapáti | |
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 Gróf Széchenyi István Catholic Secondary School | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Jászapáti Location of Jászapáti | |
| Coordinates: 47°30′45″N 20°08′30″E / 47.51250°N 20.14167°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Jászapáti |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.16 km2 (30.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 8,313[1] |
| • Density | 109.9/km2 (285/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5130 |
| Area code | (+36) 57 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editIt covers an area of 78.16 km2 (30 sq mi) and had a population of 8585 people in 2014.[1]
Politics
editThe current mayor of Jászapáti is Ferenc Farkas (Fidesz-KDNP), and the mayor from 1 October 2024 is Gergő Illés (independent).
The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 9 members (1 Mayor and 8 Individual list MEPs) divided into the following political parties and alliances:[2]
| Party | Seats | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||
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| Fidesz-KDNP | 5 | ||||||
| Independent | 4 | M | |||||
Twin towns – sister cities
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Notable residents
edit- János Pócs (1963-), politician
- József Tajti (1943-), footballer and coach
- Elemér Gombos (1915-unknown), Olympic swimmer
- Pál Vágó (1853-1928), painter
Gallery
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Aerial photography of Jászapáti -
Jászapáti church -
The train station in Jászapáti -
Memorial for soldiers from Jászapáti during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 -
A cemetery chapel -
Former Jászapáti mill
References
edit- ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 1 January 2018
- ^ "Nemzeti Választási Iroda - Helyi önkormányzati választások". vtr.valasztas.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Testvérvárosaink". jaszapati.hu (in Hungarian). Jászapáti. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian
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