• Source: Albertirsa

Albertirsa (formerly Alberti-Irsa, Slovak: Irša) is a town in Ceglédi kistérség, Pest megye, and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain.




History


Initially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: Alberti and Irsa, having joined in 1950.

1277: King Ladislaus IV mentions the name of Alberti (as Alberth) tenure in one of his charters
1368: The chapter of Buda mentions Irsa (from Slavic *jelsa) as an inhabitation
1597: Both villages got emptied after the 1241 Mongol invasion and the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century
September 29, 1711: Local landlord András Váracskay brings settlers to populate the grassland of Alberti-Irsa. 24 chariots of Slovak settlers arrive to Alberti
1714: Royal endowment letter grants the ownership of Alberti to Márton Szeleczky
1719: András Irsay has one third of Irsa of Pest shire
1731: Beginning of mandatory lecturing for commons in local landlord funded school
1784: Descendants of Márton Szeleczky attain the rights for Alberti to hold markets. This right also grants the market town title.
September 1, 1847: First train arrives
1848: Hundreds joining to the 1848 Revolution after the recruitment speech of Kossuth at Cegléd
1924: Civil School of Irsa founded
September 6, 1950: The two villages Alberti and Irsa are joined under the name of Albertirsa by an ordinance of the Ministry for Home Affairs
1979: Inauguration of Hungary's first 750 kV substation south of Albertirsa
1995: Gerje-Party Association founded
1996: Inauguration of the new flag and symbol during the millennium festival
July 1, 2003: town status granted to Albertirsa, which has 11547 inhabitants this time




Notable people


Róza Csillag (1832–1892), female Jewish singer
Ádám Politzer (1835–1920), a Jewish otologist
Barbara Palvin (1993-), a female model




Points of interest


Near Albertirsa, there is the only 750 kV-substation in Hungary. At it, the 750 kV-powerline from Zakhidnoukrainska in Ukraine ends.

Szeleczky-Szapáry Castle (Hungarian: Szeleczky-Szapáry kastély) named after Szeleczky and Szapáry family
Synagogue of Irsa
Albertirsai Strand An outdoor bathing area with many pools for all ages along with small restaurants.




Twin towns – sister cities



Albertirsa is twinned with:

Gaggiano, Italy (1992)
Bourg-Saint-Andéol, France (1998)
Malacky, Slovakia (2000)
Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania (2004)
Żnin, Poland (2005)




References






External links



Official website in Hungarian
Google Maps satellite
Official website of the Town of Żnin - twin town in Poland Archived 2021-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
Aerialphotgraphs of Albertirsa

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota di Hungaria
• Pest (kabupaten)
• Daftar kota kembar di Polandia
• Albertirsa
• Albertirsa–Zakhidnoukrainska–Vinnytsia powerline
• Barbara Palvin
• Ádám Politzer
• List of cities and towns of Hungary
• Pest County
• Puskás Akadémia FC
• Malacky
• M4 motorway (Hungary)
• History of the Jews in Hungary