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Albertirsa | ||
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 Location of Pest County in Hungary | ||
| Country |
 Hungary | |
| Region | Central Hungary Region | |
| County | Pest County | |
| Subregion | Cegléd | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | László Fazekas | |
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72.96 km2 (28.17 sq mi) | |
Albertirsa (formerly Alberti-Irsa, Slovak: Irša) is a town in Pest County, Central Hungary Region, Hungary and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain. Although it has got its town status in 2003, Albertirsa still has its village-scent that is so common for most of the settlements in the region.
History[]
Initially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: Alberti and Irsa, having joined in 1950.
- 1277: King Ladislaus IV mentions the name of Alberti (as Alberth) tenure in one of his charters
- 1368: The chapter of Buda mentions Irsa (from Slavic *jelsa) as an inhabitation
- 1597: Both villages got emptied after the 1241 Mongol invasion and the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century
- September 29, 1711: Local landlord András Váracskay brings settlers to populate the grassland of Alberti-Irsa. 24 chariots of Slovak settlers arrive to Alberti
- 1714: Royal endowment letter grants the ownership of Alberti to Márton Szeleczky
- 1719: András Irsay has one third of Irsa of Pest shire
- 1731: Beginning of mandatory lecturing for commons in local landlord funded school
- 1784: Descendants of Márton Szeleczky attain the rights for Alberti to hold markets. This right also grants the market town title.
- September 1, 1847: First train arrives
- 1848: Hundreds joining to the 1848 Revolution after the recruitment speech of Kossuth at Cegléd
- 1924: Civil School of Irsa founded
- September 6, 1950: The two villages Alberti and Irsa are joined under the name of Albertirsa by an ordinance of the Ministry for Home Affairs
- 1979: Inauguration of Hungary's first 750 kV substation south of Albertirsa
- 1995: Gerje-Party Association founded
- 1996: Inauguration of the new flag and symbol during the millennium festival
- July 1, 2003: town status granted to Albertirsa, which has 11547 inhabitants this time
Notable people[]
- Moritz Goldstein, a chazzan of this town
- Ádám Politzer (1835–1920), a Jewish Hungarian otologist
- Andrea Hunter (Formerly Hering) (1975–Present), Vice President, Principle Accounting Officer- Encore Acquisition Company
Points of interest[]
Near Albertirsa, there is the only 750 kV-substation in Hungary. At it, the 750 kV-powerline from Zakhidnoukrainskaya in Ukraine ends. However this line is since 1995 out of service.
- Szeleczky-Szapáry Castle (Hungarian: Szeleczky-Szapáry kastély) named after Szeleczky and Szapáry family
- Synagogue of Irsa
Twin cities and towns[]
Albertirsa is twinned:
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External links[]
- Albertirsa Official site
- Google Maps satellite
- Official website of the Town of Żnin - twin town in Poland
- Aerialphotgraphs of Albertirsa
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