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Szolnok (Hungarian pronunciation:; 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.
A second iteration of Szolnok County, centred on the city of Szolnok and corresponding to the former Külső-Szolnok, was created in 1850 [1] following the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire. It was created out of the south-eastern part of Heves and Külső-Szolnok County [ hu ] , separated from the other half – Heves County ...
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county was formed in 1876 from the territories of the Külső-Szolnok part of Heves-Külső-Szolnok County, the Jászság and the Nagykunság (great Cumania). After World War II , the territory of the county was modified: the area on the left bank of the Tisza around Tiszafüred was taken from Heves county , and the area ...
Szolnok Castle was an important military fort for many centuries due to its prime location at the confluence of the Tisza and Zagyva rivers, in the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain. The area was the crossroads of several trade routes, including salt and lumber, as well as being a key route for armies passing between Buda and Transylvania .
Historians consider this Szolnok was the namesake son of ispán Szolnok. His betrayal resulted that his offspring lost significant power and influence, which was never recovered. [16] According to the tradition, the gens (clan) Szolnok descended from him. In the 13th century, they possessed estates around Szolnok Castle, for instance, Szajol ...
Szolnok (Zounuk) was the name of a gens (Latin for "clan"; nemzetség in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary. The founder of the clan was the 11th-century royal official Szolnok, about whom Szolnok County, becoming its first ispán, was named. Beside that region, his descendants acquired lands Nógrád, Fejér and Baranya counties too.
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok (Hungarian: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye, pronounced [ˈjaːs ˈnɒckun ˈsolnok]) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest , Heves , Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén , Hajdú–Bihar , Békés , Csongrád , and Bács ...
The First Battle of Szolnok was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849, fought on 22 January 1849 between the revolutionary Hungarian army led by General Mór Perczel against the cavalry brigade of the Austrian Empire led by General Ferenc Ottinger.