Hatvan
Hatvan | |
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Coordinates: 47°40′5″N 19°40′11″E / 47.66806°N 19.66972°E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Heves |
District | Hatvan |
Area | |
• Total | 80.66 km2 (31.14 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 20,228 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3000 |
Area code | (+36) 37 |
Website | hatvan |
Hatvan [ˈhɒtvɒn] is a town in Heves county, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty".
Etymology[edit]
Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty". It is a common urban legend that the town got this name because it is 60 km from Budapest, but in fact the name is already mentioned in medieval sources, many years before the kilometre existed; also, the actual distance between the capital and the town is closer to 50 km.[1]
Sport[edit]
The association football club FC Hatvan is based in Hatvan.
Twin towns – sister cities[edit]
- Barberino Tavarnelle, Italy
- Berehove, Ukraine
- Ignalina, Lithuania
- Kokkola, Finland
- Maassluis, Netherlands
- Nižný Hrušov, Slovakia
- Prachatice, Czech Republic
- Østfold, Norway
- Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
Notable people[edit]
- József Ágoston (1800–1860), lawyer and politician
- Endre Gerelyes (1935–1973), writer and university professor
References[edit]
- ^ Az a bizonyos 60 km hatvantortenete.blog.hu
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". hatvan.hu (in Hungarian). Hatvan. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hatvan.
- Official website in Hungarian
- Hatvan, Hungary at JewishGen