Nagymaros (German: Großmarosch, Slovak: Veľká Maruša) is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
Etymology
The name comes from Maroš, the Slavic form of Marianus.[2][3] Nagymaros—"Greater Maros" (Hungarian). The first written mention is Morus (1257).[citation needed]
Notable people
- György Szabados (1939–2011), jazz musician
- Mihály Nagymarosi (1919–2002), footballer
- László Szalma (b. 1957), long jumper
- Tibor Gánti (1933–2009), biochemist
Twin towns – sister cities
Nagymaros is twinned with:[4][5]
Gabčíkovo, Slovakia
Grevesmühlen, Germany
Velyki Heivtsi, Ukraine
References
- ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016.
- ^ Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 448.
- ^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 337. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
- ^ "Kis-, Nagy- és Oroszgejőc, Grevesmühlen". nagymaros.hu (in Hungarian). Nagymaros. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Partnerské obce". gabcikovo.sk (in Slovak). Gabčíkovo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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