Albertirsa
title: "Albertirsa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-established-in-1950", "1950-establishments-in-hungary", "1277-establishments-in-europe", "1368-establishments-in-europe", "populated-places-in-pest-county", "slovak-communities-in-hungary", "jewish-communities-in-hungary"] topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertirsa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Albertirsa |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Légifotó, Alberti evangélikus templom és környéke, Albertirsa.jpg |
| image_shield | HUN_Albertirsa_Címer.svg |
| image_flag | Flag of Albertirsa.svg |
| pushpin_map | Hungary |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Hungary |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Pest |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Cegléd |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Kitti Jutasiné Klein (KDNP) |
| area_total_km2 | 72.96 |
| population_as_of | 1 January 2015 |
| population_total | 12212 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 2730 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | (+36) 53 |
| website | |
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| name = Albertirsa | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Légifotó, Alberti evangélikus templom és környéke, Albertirsa.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | image_shield = HUN_Albertirsa_Címer.svg | image_flag = Flag of Albertirsa.svg | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Hungary | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Hungary | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Pest | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Cegléd | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Kitti Jutasiné Klein (KDNP) | established_title = | established_date = | area_total_km2 = 72.96 | population_as_of = 1 January 2015 | population_note = | population_total = 12212 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 2730 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = (+36) 53 | website = | blank_name = | blank_info = | footnotes = Albertirsa (formerly Alberti-Irsa, ) is a town in Ceglédi kistérség, Pest megye, and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain.
History
Initially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: Alberti and Irsa, having joined in 1950.
- 1277: King Ladislaus IV mentions the name of Alberti (as Alberth) tenure in one of his charters
- 1368: The chapter of Buda mentions Irsa (from Slavic *jelsa) as an inhabitation
- 1597: Both villages got emptied after the 1241 Mongol invasion and the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century
- September 29, 1711: Local landlord András Váracskay brings settlers to populate the grassland of Alberti-Irsa. 24 chariots of Upper Hungarian settlers arrive to Alberti
- 1714: Royal endowment letter grants the ownership of Alberti to Márton Szeleczky
- 1719: András Irsay has one third of Irsa of Pest shire
- 1731: Beginning of mandatory lecturing for commons in local landlord funded school
- 1784: Descendants of Márton Szeleczky attain the rights for Alberti to hold markets. This right also grants the market town title.
- September 1, 1847: First train arrives
- 1848: Hundreds joining to the 1848 Revolution after the recruitment speech of Kossuth at Cegléd
- 1924: Civil School of Irsa founded
- September 6, 1950: The two villages Alberti and Irsa are joined under the name of Albertirsa by an ordinance of the Ministry for Home Affairs
- 1979: Inauguration of Hungary's first 750 kV substation south of Albertirsa
- 1995: Gerje-Party Association founded
- 1996: Inauguration of the new flag and symbol during the millennium festival
- July 1, 2003: town status granted to Albertirsa, which has 11547 inhabitants this time
Notable people
- Róza Csillag (1832–1892), female Jewish singer
- Ádám Politzer (1835–1920), a Jewish otologist
- Barbara Palvin (1993-), a female model
Points of interest
Near Albertirsa, there is the only 750 kV-substation in Hungary. At it, the 750 kV-powerline from Zakhidnoukrainska in Ukraine ends.
- Szeleczky-Szapáry Castle () named after Szeleczky and Szapáry family
- Synagogue of Irsa
- Albertirsai Strand An outdoor bathing area with many pools for all ages along with small restaurants.
Twin towns – sister cities
Albertirsa is twinned with:
- ITA Gaggiano, Italy (1992)
- FRA Bourg-Saint-Andéol, France (1998)
- SVK Malacky, Slovakia (2000)
- ROU Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania (2004)
- POL Żnin, Poland (2005)
References
References
- "Testvérvárosok". Albertirsa.
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