Szatymaz

Szatymaz is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The village lies 12 kilometers northwest of Szeged, neighboring Lake Fehér, a part of Kiskunság National Park. Szatymaz is accessible via the M5-Motorway, and by rail via Szeged-Budapest train lines, including the Intercity trains which pass through the village.

Szatymaz
Coat of arms
Country Hungary
CountyCsongrád
Area
 • Total53.72 km2 (20.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total4,728[1]
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6763
Area code(s)62
Location of Csongrád County in Hungary

History

The area around Szatymaz has been inhabited since the early Bronze Age (2500–1700 B.C.). Archaeological remains of settlements dating from the time of the Pannonian Avars, and the early Kingdom of Hungary have been found in Szatymaz and its surroundings. The name "Szatymaz" likely derives from an old Cuman family name. Szatymaz was first mentioned in writing as a location on a 1676 Hapsburg map, which identified it as a postal stop between Szeged and Kistelek.[2]

During the first half of the 18th century, inhabitants of Szeged bought land, and built small buildings around the postal stop to be used for agriculture and animal husbandry. These initial settlements soon developed into permanently inhabited farms, and grapes were cultivated. Vineyards bearing the names Ádokhegy, Neszűrjhegy and Szűcsök hegye were established. Following the completion of the Szeged-Budapest railway in 1854, the vineyards of Szatymaz became a popular vacation spot for Szeged's middle class, some of whom even built villas there, which are no longer standing. Following this settlement, today's village of Szatymaz took shape, and in 1902 the village church was constructed using donations from locals.

In the August of 1919, following the Hungarian Soviet Republic's 131-day rein of terror which left over 500 dead, 10 Jewish communists were publicly hanged in Szatymaz under the command of Pál Prónay, and one was shot by general Bibó Dénes.[3]

Geography

It covers an area of 53.72 km2 (21 sq mi) and has a population of 4675 people (2015).[1]

Demographics

Szatymaz has a current population of 4,728 inhabitants. The village is 50.7% female, and 49.3% male, and 71.5% of its population is between the ages of 15 and 65.[4]

Population of Szatymaz
1980 1990 2001 2011 2015 2019
3781 3469 4276 4658 4675 4728


In 2001, 100.0% of the village inhabitants identified themselves as Hungarian.

According to the 2011 census, Szatymaz is 98.6% Hungarian, 0.2% gypsy, 0.5% German, 0.2% Romanian, and 0.5% Serb, and is 48.4% Roman Catholic, 2.5% Calvinist, 0.5% Evangelical, 0,2% Greek Orthodox, 20.7% non-denominational, and 25.8% of the population chose not to answer.[5]

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References
  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  2. Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve, 2015. January 1. (Hungarian and English Language). Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, 2015. September 3. (Retrieved: 2015. September 4.)
  3. "tanácsköztársaság – Magyar Katolikus Lexikon". lexikon.katolikus.hu. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "Szatymaz (Szeged, Csongrád, Hungary) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. "Magyarország helységnévtára". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 15 April 2020.



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