Szabolcs (village)
Szabolcs | |
|---|---|
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 4467 |
| Area code | 42 |
The village Szabolcs lies in the county
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg in the north-east of Hungary
.
It got its name from the
Hungarian leader Szabolcs who founded it and settled there in the 9th/10th century. According to Anonymus in the Gesta Hungarorum
:
- "he saw a place on the shore of the Tisza, and as he saw how [good/strong] it was, [so] he came to the conclusion, that by its strength, it must have been created for building a castle there. Rallying there common folk, he ordered to dig a big moat and ordered to build a quite strong castle of earth. This is now called Castle of Szabolcs".[1]
Either the leader, or the place, which once being the residence of the leader was the center of the region, gave the name to the historical
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
.
Notes
pinch of salt.
48°10′15″N 21°29′33″E / 48.17071°N 21.49254°E
