Szolnok

Szolnok (; also known by alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, which has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries. Szolnok also has one of Hungary’s best water polo teams.

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Szolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok in central Hungary, located on the Tisza River in the Great Hungarian Plain, where it has served as an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries. The city is also known for having one of Hungary's best water polo teams.

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Settlement.name: Szolnok
Settlement.settlement_type: City with county rights
Settlement.image_skyline: Szolnok montázs.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Szolnokzászlaja.svg
Settlement.image_shield: HUN Szolnok Címer.svg
Settlement.nicknames: Capital of Tisza, Gate of Transtisza, City of Waters
Settlement.pushpin_map: Hungary Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok#Hungary#Europe
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Szolnok
Settlement.leader_party: MSZP, DK, Jobbik, Párbeszéd-ZÖLDEK, Momentum, Agóra Egyesület, Tegyünk Szolnokért Egyesület
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mihály Györfi
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 187.24
Settlement.elevation_m: 68

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Szolnok
Population: 65564
Area: 18724
Elevation: 68
Official website: info.szolnok.hu/ch
Image: Szolnoki 24 emeletes toronyház.jpg
Dialing code: 56

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postal code: 5008
Commons category: Szolnok
Commons gallery: Szolnok
native label: Szolnok
time of earliest written record: 1075-00-00
P8168: 5795 Roshchina

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Contents

Name and etymology
Location and physical geography
Climate
History
Earliest settlement
Middle Ages
In Ottoman Hungary<span class="anchor" id="Szolnok in Ottoman Hungary"></span>
Post-Ottoman Szolnok
20th century
Demographics
Main sights
Politics
List of mayors
Sport
Festivals
Notable people
Born in Szolnok
Lived in Szolnok
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
References
External links

==Name and etymology== Szolnok was named after the first steward of the city, Szaunik or Zounok. The town was first officially mentioned under the name Zounok in 1075. In the following centuries, it was recorded variously as Zounok, Saunic, Zounuc, and Zawnuch. The variety of spellings likely comes from phonetic discrepancies occurring when Hungarian sounds were recorded using the Latin alphabet. Another possibility revolves around speculation that the name Szaunik was not a personal name after all, but rather a title relating to the significant salt trade (salt, ) in the area.