Jászapáti is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the

Northern Great Plain The Northern Great Plain ( ) is a statistical ( NUTS 2) region of Hungary. It is part of the Great Plain and North (NUTS 1) region. The Northern Great Plain includes the counties of Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Be ...

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of central

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

Geography

It covers an

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of and had a

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of 8585 people in 2014.

Politics

The current mayor of Jászapáti is Ferenc Farkas (Fidesz-KDNP), and the mayor from 1 October 2024 is Gergő Illés (independent). The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 9 members (1 Mayor and 8 Individual list MEPs) divided into the following political parties and alliances:

Twin towns – sister cities

Jászapáti is twinned with: *

Glodeni Glodeni () is a List of cities and towns in Moldova, city in Moldova. It is located in the north-western part of the country, in the old Bessarabia region. It is the largest city and administrative center of Glodeni District. Spread across an ar ...

, Romania (2014) *

Kamenín Kamenín () is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 127 metres and covers an area of 28.058 km2. History In historical records the ...

, Slovakia (2010) *

Temerin Temerin ( sr-Cyrl, Темерин; , ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina in Serbia. The town has a population of 17,998, while the municipality has a population of 25,780 (2022 ...

, Serbia (2011)

Notable residents

János Pócs János Pócs (born 17 November 1963) is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Jászapáti ( Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Constituency II) from 2010 to 2014, and for Jászberény (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Constituen ...

(1963-), politician *

József Tajti József Tajti (Jászapáti, 8 October 1943) is a Hungarian footballer, currently coaches Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. Family His son is currently employed by Diósgyőri VTK. His grandson, Mátyás Tajti, currently plays for Zalaegerszeg. He ...

(1943-), footballer and coach *

Elemér Gombos Elemér Gombos (18 April 1915 – March 1989) was a Hungarian swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially br ...

(1915-unknown), Olympic swimmer *

Pál Vágó Pál Vágó (6 June 1853, Jászapáti - 15 October 1928, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter, known for his historical scenes and cycloramas. Biography His father was a minor government official who died when Pál was still a small child. He ori ...

(1853-1928), painter

Gallery

File:Jászapáti légi3.jpg, Aerial photography of Jászapáti File:Hungary Jaszapati church.jpg, Jászapáti church File:Bahnhof, 2020 Jászapáti.jpg, The train station in Jászapáti File:1848-49 Revolution memorial name panel K-Zs, 2020 Jászapáti.jpg, Memorial for soldiers from Jászapáti during the

Hungarian Revolution of 1848 The Hungarian Revolution of 1848, also known in Hungary as Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many Revolutions of 1848, European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in ...

File:Cemetery Chapel, 2020 Jászapáti.jpg, A cemetery chapel File:Volt malomépület, helyi védelem alatt, 2020 Jászapáti.jpg, Former Jászapáti mill

References

External links

* in Hungarian Populated places in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Jászság {{Jasz-geo-stub"