Szolnok
county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary
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Summary
Szolnok is a town in Hungary[1]. Szolnok ranks in the top 6% of town in hungary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (698 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Szolnok District[3]
- Country: Hungary[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tisza[5], Zagyva[6]
- Head of government: Ferenc Szalay[7]
- Instance of: city with county rights[8]
- Official language: Hungarian[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Forlì[10], Kikinda[11], Reutlingen[12], Baia Mare[13], Eastwood[14], Rakvere[15], Yuza[16], Bielsko-Biała[17], Dnipro[18], Shoham[19], Bengbu[20]
- Postal code: 5000[21], 5007[22], 5001[23], 5002[24], 5003[25], 5004[26], 5005[27], 5006[28], 5008[29]
- Commons category: Szolnok[30]
- Local dialing code: 56[31]
- Official website: https://info.szolnok.hu/[32], https://info.szolnok.hu/en[33], https://info.szolnok.hu/de[34], https://info.szolnok.hu/ch[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Szolnok[36]
- Commons gallery: Szolnok[37]
- Population: 73,193[38], 73,106[39], 72,786[40], 69,725[41], 66,061[42], 67,126[43], 66,426[44], 65,564[45], 64,681[46]
- Time of earliest written record: 1075[47]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[48], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[49]
- Capital of: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County[50], Szolnok District[51]
- Official name: Szolnok[52]
- Category for people born here: Q8073513[53]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Szolnok[54]
- Native label: Szolnok[55]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Szolnok[56]
- Elevation above sea level: 68 m[57]
- Area: 18,724 ha[58]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Szolnok include Szolnok Air Base[59], an air base[60], in Hungary[61], founded in 1940[62].
Why It Matters
Szolnok has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Szolnok is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Szolnok include Szolnok Air Base[59], an air base[60], in Hungary[61], founded in 1940[62].