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Area code | 32 | Salgótarján (approximate pronunciation: shal-gow-tahr-yaan) is a city with county rights in Nógrád an administrative county ( comitatus or megye), in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Nógrád county Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves and...
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Miskolc. Salgótarján is surrounded by beautiful forests and hills topped with castle ruins.
History The town already existed in the Middle Ages, but information on it is scarce, it is likely that it was a small village. The word salgó means "shining" in Old Hungarian, while Tarján was the name of one of the Hungarian tribes conquesting the area.
The castle of Salgó was built in the (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Events Fourth through eighth crusades...
13th century on a mountain of volcanic origin. In the 13th century the town already had a church.
After the siege of the nearby Castle of Fülek ( Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. First black slaves arrive in Germany Halleys comet makes an appearance, and is observed by Edmond Halley himself In Russia, half-brothers Ivan V and Peter...
1682) the town was deserted, and new settlers arrived only ten years later, but remained a small village.
Development came in the mid- Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. In the sense of the Common Era...
19th century, when a coal mine was opened nearby. The job opportunities provided by the mine and the developing industry began to attract people. The village grew quickly and was granted town status in 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January 7 - Dáil Éireann, the extra-legal parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 - Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann...
1922.
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1950 Salgótarján became the capital of Nógrád county instead of the previous county seat Balassagyarmat is a city in Hungary. Capital of the Nógrád comitatus. People Márk Rózsavölgyi hu (1789-1848) Károly Bérczy (1821-1867) Categories: Stub | Cities in Hungary ...
Balassagyarmat. In the next twenty years several villages were annexed to the growing city.
The coal mines have been closed years ago, leaving the city with high unemployment rates.
External links - Official site of Salgótarján (http://www.salgotarjan.hu)
- Tarjáninfó.hu informations, programs, events. (http://www.tarjaninfo.hu)
- Some pictures of the castle (http://www.akm.externet.hu/km/varak/adatok/var101.htm)
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