Cegléd
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The Calvinist Great Church
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 Cegléd
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| Coordinates: 47°10′28″N 19°48′07″E / 47.17433°N 19.80200°ECoordinates: 47°10′28″N 19°48′07″E / 47.17433°N 19.80200°E | ||
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 Hungary
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| County | Pest | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | László Takáts | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 244.87 km2 (94.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2004) | ||
| • Total | 38,220 | |
| • Density | 156.08/km2 (404.2/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 2700 | |
| Area code(s) | 53 | |
| Website | cegled.hu | |
Cegléd (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈt͡sɛɡleːd]; German: Zieglet) is a city in Pest county, Hungary, approximately 70 km (43 mi) southeast of the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
The name of the town is of disputed origin. The name may be derived from the word "szeglet" (meaning "corner") due to its being a junction point of several important routes, while it may also have been derived from a proper name, i. e. from the name of a man called "Cegléd". The most likely explanation derives the name from the noun "cigle" or "cegle", the old Hungarian name of a rivercoast willow.
Its area has been inhabited since the Copper Age. It was first mentioned in 1290 in a decree by Ladislaus IV of Hungary. The town prospered under the Árpád dynasty until the 13th century Mongol invasion of Hungary left it in ruins.
It was reinhabitated later, and on May 8, 1364 Louis I of Hungary relieved the town from paying customs. The king gave the town to his queen, Elisabeth, who ceded it to the Clarissa sisters.
During the 1514 György Dózsa peasant uprising, Cegléd was a very important hive for rebellions, and one of the biggest supporters of them. After the catastrophe of the Battle of Mohács (1526) Cegléd came under the power of Bálint Török of Enying. The reformation rapidly spread through the town, and the Calvinists owned the old church of the Clarissa-sisters till 1687, when the Turks were forced out.
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