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Ágasegyháza

Coordinates: 46°50′N 19°27′E / 46.833°N 19.450°E / 46.833; 19.450
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Ágasegyháza
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Ágasegyháza is located in Bács-Kiskun County
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Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza is located in Hungary
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Ágasegyháza is located in Europe
Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza
Coordinates: 46°50′N 19°27′E / 46.833°N 19.450°E / 46.833; 19.450
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictKecskemét
Area
 • Total
55.87 km2 (21.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
1,920
 • Density34.47/km2 (89.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6076
Area code76

Ágasegyháza is a village and municipality in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Name

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The village's name originates from the old Hungarian personal name Agus. This may came from the noun ág ('branch'), or was more likely a variation of Ákos. This way it would mean 'the temple of Ákos'. In 1353, 1353 and 1429, the village was recorded as Agaseghaz.[1]

Geography

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It covers an area of 55.87 km2 (22 sq mi) and has a population of 1920 people as of 2002. The village has a population density of 34.47 km (21 mi).[citation needed]

The village's post code is 6076 and the area code is 76.

References

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  1. ^ Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.