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Acsa is a village in Pest County, Hungary.
Acsa | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Acsa Location of Acsa in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′49.45″N 19°22′53.54″E / 47.7970694°N 19.3815389°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| Subregion | Váci |
| Rank | Village |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rezső Szekeres[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.94 km2 (10.40 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,528 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2683 |
| Area code | +36 27 |
| KSH code | 18573[2] |
| Website | www.acsa.hu/index.php |
Location edit
The village lies at the foot of the Cserhát hills by the upper River Galga in Pest County, near the border with Nógrád County.
Population edit
Most of Acsa's population is Slovakian.
Communications edit
Route 2108 serves the village by road from Aszód and Balassagyarmat. Stopping trains of the Hungarian State Railways serve the village on line 78 (Aszód–Balassagyarmat–Ipolytarnóc). Acsa and Erdőkürt share a station ("Acsa-Erdőkürt"), between Püspökhatvan and Galgaguta.
Name edit
The village's name comes from the old Hungarian personal name Acsa. The personal name may originate from the Turkic ača, meaning "kindred". It was recorded as Acha in 1341.[4]
History edit
At that time the village was owned by the Achai family and from 1422 it was the Palatine Miklós Garai's property. During Turkish rule (see Ottoman Hungary) the village was demolished, but later on Slovaks settled. From 1730 the village was the Prónay family's land.
Landmarks edit
- The baroque Prónay castle, which was built around 1775 by Giovanni Battista Carlone (it is in Acsaújlak, but is not open to visitors)
- The ruins of Csővár to the north
- The Roman Catholic church, built in 1747
- The village museum
Famous people edit
Sándor Prónay, knight and chamberlain, was born in Acsa in 1760.
References edit
- ^ "Közérdekű információk -> hivatalok" [Public information -> Mayors' offices] (in Hungarian). cegexpo.hu. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ a b Acsa at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Acsa[permanent dead link] at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008
- ^ Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.
External links edit
- Welcoming (Vendégváró) (in Hungarian)
- Photos (Légifotók Acsáról) (in Hungarian)
- Acsa, village at Cserhát foot (Acsa, falu a Cserhát lábánál) (in Hungarian)
- Acsa (in Hungarian)
- Acsa Evangelical Congregation (Acsai Evangélikus Egyházközség) (in Hungarian)
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