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 | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Szakoly Location of Szakoly in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47.77°N 21.92°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Northern Great Plain |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elizabeth Bacskai (Citizens' Association for Szakoly) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.44 km2 (16.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,743 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4234 |
| Area code | +36 42 |
| Website | http://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
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
- Szakoly at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- Szakoly at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2015
- "Information on Szakoly".
