Szigetszentmiklós

Szigetszentmiklós
Town
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag Coat of arms
Szigetszentmiklós Location of Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós (Europe)
Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 19°02′54″E
Area
• Total	45.65 km2 (17.63 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	40,105
Area code	24
Website	Official town website

Szigetszentmiklós (Hungarian: [ˈsiɡɛt.sɛntmikloːʃ]) is a city in Pest County, Hungary, with around 40,000 inhabitants.

Name

• Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town on Csepel Island
• Szent Miklós – Saint Nicholas, who is the patron saint of Szigetszentmiklós

Location

Szigetszentmiklós is located south of Budapest in the Csepel Island on the Danube in Ráckeve Region.

History

After the Árpád dynasty was established, the region of today's Ráckeve belonged to the Hungarian king. Szigetszentmiklós became a town in January 1986. It mentioned in official document in 1264 the first time.

Demographics

Ethnicity

• Hungarian: 91.3%
• German: 0.6%
• Slovak: 0.6%
• Romani: 0.5%
• Bulgarians: 0.2%
• Ukrainian: 0.1%
• Other/Undeclared: 8.5%

Religious denomination

• Roman Catholic: 35.9%
• Greek Catholic: 2.2%
• Calvinist: 21.4%
• Lutheran: 1.0%
• Other denomination: 2.1%
• Non-religious: 20.7%
• Undeclared: 16.6%

Twin towns – sister cities

Szigetszentmiklós is twinned with:

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