Hatvan

Hatvan (German: Hottwan) is a town in Heves County, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty". It is the county's third most populous town following Eger and Gyöngyös.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.image_flag: Flag of Hatvan.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.settlement_type: Town
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.image_skyline: Hatvan - Palace.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.image_caption: Grassalkovich Palace
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.pushpin_map: Hungary
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.timezone: CET
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Etymology
History
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
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Hatvan (German: Hottwan) is a town in Heves County, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty". It is the county's third most populous town following Eger and Gyöngyös.

==Etymology== 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.