Törökszentmiklós


Törökszentmiklós is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. It is the third-largest settlement in the county.

Geography

It covers an area of and has a population of 23,145 people.

History

First time settlement has been mentionaed in the charters of King Zsigmond by the name Zenthmyclos in 1399.
In 1552 the castle of Balaszentmiklós fell under the Turkish siege. In 1685 it was destroyed.
In 1738 the settlement, then known as Török Szent Miklós, became a market town.

Politics

Between 1990s and 2014 local politics has been dominated by Fidesz and Fidesz supporting independent groups, but 2014 Hungarian local elections Jobbik became majority party in Municipal Assembly.
The current mayor of Törökszentmiklós is Imre Markót.
The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 11 members divided into this political parties and alliances:

International relations

Törökszentmiklós is twinned with: