Zsámbok
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| Coordinates: 47°32′34″N 19°36′26″E / 47.54282°N 19.60714°ECoordinates: 47°32′34″N 19°36′26″E / 47.54282°N 19.60714°E | ||
| Country | Hungary | |
| Region | Central Hungary | |
| County | Pest | |
| Subregion | Gödöllői | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ilona Holló | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.35 km2 (9.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 2,407 
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 2116 | |
| Area code | 28 | |
| Website | zsambok.hu | |
Zsámbok is a village and commune in the comitatus of Pest County, Hungary.
Zsámbok is located in central Hungary, in the eastern part of Pest County, near the border of Heves County and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
This village has roads to Vácszentlászló, Dány, Kóka, Tóalmás, Jászfényszaru and Tura. There are regularly buses to Gödöllő and Hungary's capital city, Budapest. There are rare buses to Tóalmás, Tura and Jászberény. The nearest motorway is the M3 which can be approached through Gödöllő, Bag and Hatvan. Although Zsámbok doesn't have any railway stations, there are ones in Tura, Jászfényszaru, Sülysáp and Isaszeg not far away from the village.
In the Middle Ages, Zsámbok was located in a southern area. Due to the frequent floods, the population moved higher, to its current place. Zsámbok's name was written first on a diploma released in 1328. The name of the settlement desires from Champagnian earls. Other theory says it comes from an adjective which perfectly describes the territory of Hajta, which is a creek near Zsámbok. The name itself has gone through many changes:
The similarity of Zsámbok and another town called Zsámbék caused many problems. The idea of renaming Zsámbok to Nagyzsámbok was refused.
After Zsámbok had been a possession of Sigismond, his wife, Barbara, Albert, Elizabeth, its owner were the Zsámboky and Kókay family. In 1754 the Beniczky family arrived in the village. Lenke Bajza wrote her novels in this settlement. The Benickzy family later emigrated to England. Zsámbok was also populated when it was a part of the Ottoman Hungary. In 1600, due to destructions Zsámbok was the third-most-populated settlement in the vicinity after Vác and Hévíz (even in 1785 Gödöllő, which is now a large town of the region, had only a population of 720).
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