Galgamácsa
Galgamácsa | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Galgamácsa Location of Galgamácsa in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′42″N 19°23′04″E / 47.69511°N 19.38439°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| Subregion | Veresegyházi |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.31 km2 (16.72 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,981 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2183 |
| Area code | +36 28 |
| KSH code | 27128[1] |
| Website | https://www.galgamacsa.hu/ |
Galgamácsa is a village in Pest county, Hungary. Since 2019, the mayor has been Tamás Ecker.[3]
Since 1977, the village has had a museum, the Vankóné Dudás Juli Memorial House, dedicated primarily to the work of folk artist Juli Vankóné Dudás, born in Galgamácsa.[4] She contributed significantly to its creation.[5]
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Demographics[edit]
As of 2021[update], the population was 1837 individuals. 88.5% of the population described themselves as Hungarian, 0.9% as Roma, 0.4% as Bulgarian, 0.4% as German, 0.3% as Slovak, 0.2% as Romanian, 0.1% as Serbian, 0.3% as other non-Hungarian, and 11.5% did not answer. Most of the population is Roman Catholic (55.3%), with a sizeable minority of Lutherans and other Protestants and those who identified not belonging to a religious denomination.[6]
History[edit]
The earliest known mention of the village is in the 1230s. In the 14th century Turkish occupation, all of the buildings of the village except the church were destroyed.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Galgamácsa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Galgamácsa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
- ^ "Helyi önkormányzati választások 2019 - Galgamácsa (Pest megye)" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Polgármesteri köszöntő - Egyéb - Tartalom". www.galgamacsa.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ Balázs, Eszter. "Vankóné Dudás Juli Díjjal ismerték el a Médiaközpont munkatársának munkásságát | SZIE". Szent Istvan Egyetem (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Magyarország helységnévtára". www.ksh.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
47°42′N 19°23′E / 47.700°N 19.383°E
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