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Ágasegyháza is a village and municipality in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Ágasegyháza | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ágasegyháza  Ágasegyháza  Ágasegyháza | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′N 19°27′E / 46.833°N 19.450°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District | Kecskemét |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.87 km2 (21.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,920 |
| • Density | 34.47/km2 (89.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6076 |
| Area code | 76 |
Name
editThe 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
editIt 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
edit- ^ Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.
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