Rácalmás

Rácalmás
Town
Aerial view
Aerial view
Flag of Rácalmás
Flag
Coat of arms of Rácalmás
Coat of arms
Location of Fejér county in Hungary
Location of Fejér county in Hungary
Rácalmás is located in Hungary
Rácalmás
Rácalmás
Location of Rácalmás
Coordinates: 47°01′31″N 18°56′25″E / 47.02526°N 18.94037°E / 47.02526; 18.94037
Country Hungary
CountyFejér
DistrictDunaújváros
Government
 • MayorIstván Schrick [1]
Area
 • Total
40.65 km2 (15.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,470
 • Density106.93/km2 (276.9/sq mi)
Demonymrácalmási
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2459
Area code(+36) 25
Websiteracalmas.hu

Rácalmás (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈraːt͡sɒlmaːʃ]) is a town in Central Transdanubia, in Fejér county, Hungary. Located on the right side of river Danube around 61 km south of Budapest.

The name Almás first appeared in documents in 1329, named after the noble Almási family who owned estates there.[2] Later, due to the large Serbian population (Rascians) who made up the majority during the 16th and 17th centuries, the place received the prefix Rác, meaning Serbian,[3] with the village already officially being referred to as Rácalmás by 1696.[4] There is also on a Grassed area alongside of a Lake in the Town, A white Tree Called, the Holmar Apple Tree.

Twin towns – sister cities

Rácalmás is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ valasztas.hu
  2. ↑ KSH (2010). "Rácalmás Város Története" (PDF). Területi Statisztika (in Hungarian). 13 (1): 82. 1329-ben már az Almas nevet viselte a falu, az Almási család birtokaként. [In 1329, the village already bore the name Almas, as the property of the Almási family.]
  3. ↑ Rácz, Anita (2016). Etnonimák a régi magyar településnevekben (PDF) (in Hungarian). Debrecen: Debreceni Egyetemi Kiadó. rác ~ szerb.A rác népnév a XII. században a délszláv törzs központjaként működő dél-szerbiai Ras város nevéből alakult. A lexéma főnévi 'szerb ember' jelentéssel bír. [rác ~ Serb. The ethnonym rác developed in the 12th century from the name of the town Ras in southern Serbia, which served as the center of the South Slavic tribe. The lexeme carries the noun meaning of 'Serbian person' .]
  4. ↑ "Rácalmás története (History of Rácalmás)". Rácalmás Város Hivatalos Oldala (Official Website of the Town of Rácalmás) (in Hungarian). 1696-ban már Rácz-Almás néven említik a községet. [In 1696, the village was already mentioned under the name Rácz-Almás.]
  5. ↑ "Testvértelepülés". racalmas.hu (in Hungarian). Rácalmás. Retrieved 2021-04-29.


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