Ágasegyháza

Ágasegyháza
Flag of Ágasegyháza
Coat of arms of Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza is located in Bács-Kiskun County
Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza is located in Hungary
Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza is located in Europe
Ágasegyháza
Ágasegyháza
Coordinates: 46°50′N 19°27′E / 46.833°N 19.450°E / 46.833; 19.450
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictKecskemét
Area
 • Total
55.87 km2 (21.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
1,920
 • Density34.47/km2 (89.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6076
Area code76

Ágasegyháza is a village and municipality in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Name

The village's name originates from the old Hungarian personal name Agus. This may came from the noun ág ('branch'), or was more likely a variation of Ákos. This way it would mean 'the temple of Ákos'. In 1353, 1353 and 1429, the village was recorded as Agaseghaz.[1]

Geography

It covers an area of 55.87 km2 (22 sq mi) and has a population of 1920 people as of 2002. The village has a population density of 34.47 km (21 mi).[citation needed]

The village's post code is 6076 and the area code is 76.

References

  1. ^ Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.