Albertirsa

Albertirsa
Town
Albertirsa
Coordinates: 47°15′N 19°37′E / 47.250°N 19.617°E / 47.250; 19.617
Country  Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County Pest County
Sub region Ceglédi
Government
  Mayor Fazekas László
Area
  Total 72.96 km2 (28.17 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2008)
  Total 12,348
  Density 159.2/km2 (412/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2730
Area code(s) +36 53
Website www.albertirsa.hu

Albertirsa (formerly Alberti-Irsa, Slovak: Irša) is a town in Ceglédi kistérség, Pest megye, and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain. Although it has got its town status in 2003, it still has its village-scent that is so common for most of the inhabitations in the region.

History

Initially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: Alberti and Irsa, having joined in 1950.

Notable people

Points of interest

Near Albertirsa, there is the only 750 kV-substation in Hungary. At it, the 750 kV-powerline from Zakhidnoukrainska in Ukraine ends. However this line is since 1995 out of service.

Twin cities and towns

Albertirsa is twinned:

External links

Coordinates: 47°15′N 19°37′E / 47.250°N 19.617°E / 47.250; 19.617

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