Zsámbok is a village and commune in the comitatus of
Pest County,
Hungary
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.
Location
Zsámbok is located in central Hungary, in the eastern part of Pest County, near the border of
Heves County
Heves county ( hu, Heves megye, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-S ...
and
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok ( hu, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye, ) is the name of an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus or ''megye'') in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest ...
.
Transportation
This village has roads to
Vácszentlászló,
Dány
Dány is a village in Pest county, Hungary
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,
Kóka
Kóka is a village in Pest county, Hungary. Olympian János Dosztály
János Dosztály (18 February 1920 – 22 March 1998) was a Hungarian sports shooter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summe ...
,
Tóalmás
Tóalmás is a village in Pest county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
,
Jászfényszaru
Jászfényszaru is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population of 5567 people (2015).
It is the meeting of three regions: the North-Hungary ...
and
Tura. There are regularly buses to
Gödöllő
Gödöllő (; german: Getterle; sk, Jedľovo) is a town in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, about northeast from the outskirts of Budapest. Its population is 34,396 according to the 2010 census and is growing rapidly. It can ...
and Hungary's capital city,
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. There are rare buses to Tóalmás, Tura and
Jászberény
Jászberény is a city and market centre in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in Hungary.
Location
Jászberény is located in central Hungary, on the Zagyva River, a tributary of the Tisza River. It is about from Budapest.
History
The oldest a ...
.
The nearest motorway is the
M3 which can be approached through Gödöllő,
Bag and
Hatvan
Hatvan is a town in Heves county, Hungary. Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty".
Etymology
Hatvan is the Hungarian word for "sixty". It is a common urban legend that the town got this name because it is 60 km from Budapest, but in fact the na ...
.
Although Zsámbok doesn't have any railway stations, there are ones in Tura, Jászfényszaru,
Sülysáp
Sülysáp is a town in Pest County, Hungary about southeast of Budapest. In 1950 two villages, Tápiósáp and Tápiósüly, amalgamated, but they separated in 1954. In 1970 they combined again to form Sülysáp.
Geography
Sülysáp is in the ...
and
Isaszeg
Isaszeg is a town in Pest (county), Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It has a population of 10,979 (2007).
Sightseeing
On the top of the cemetery hill stands the old parochial church of the village. It was last rebuilt in gothic ...
not far away from the village.
History
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:
* 1328: Sambuc
* 1380: Sambok
* 1470: Tót Sambok
* 1561: Sombok, Sombog
* 1562: Sombok
* 1660: Sambok
* 1666: Zsambok
* 1675: Zsámbok
The similarity of Zsámbok and another town called
Zsámbék
Zsámbék (german: Schambeck) is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Location
Zsámbék is located 30 km west of Budapest along the M1 motorway in the Gerecse Mountains. Its neighbouring villages are Tök, Perbál, Páty, Herceghalom, Mány ...
caused many problems. The idea of renaming Zsámbok to Nagyzsámbok was refused.
After Zsámbok had been a possession of
Sigismond, his wife,
Barbara,
Albert
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Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Alber ...
,
Elizabeth
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People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
, 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
Ottoman Hungary ( hu, Török hódoltság) was the southern and central parts of what had been the Kingdom of Hungary in the late medieval period, which were conquered and ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1541 to 1699. The Ottoman rule covered ...
. 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).
During the
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 or fully Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. Although th ...
there were no battles in Zsámbok, but bevies went through the village. After the
Austro-Hungarian Compromise
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it was hard to make a living in Zsámbok: there were no facilities to work. The settlement didn't develop during this time. The
First World War
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made the conditions worse: many people became soldiers, which led the population to decrease: 68 people died, and many other got lost. Zsámbok's traditions were also in danger.
Between the two World Wars a new school, pharmacy, kindergarten were built, and a lot of new roads went through the village.
During the
Second World War
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many people died and a lot of monuments and buildings were destroyed, including the Schell castle.
The third castle was literally taken apart after Zsámbok had become released. The village started in improve: for example, the school was rebuilt.
In 1953, the
World Peace Council
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held a ceremony in Zsámbok, due to its beautiful costumes.
From 1975,
Valkó,
Vácszentlászló and Zsámbok had a common council. Since the latter received only a small amount of money, the village decided – after a public voting – to separate.
Education
Kindergartens
* Kacó Napközi Otthonos Óvoda
Elementary schools
* Bajza Lenke Elementary School
References
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Populated places in Pest County