Csobánka

Csobánka
Csobánka
Coat of arms
Csobánka
Coordinates: 47°38′32.89″N 18°58′4.12″E
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
Area
• Total	22.76 km^2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,175
• Density	122/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2014
Area code	26

Csobánka is a village in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. Csobánka is located in the Pilis Mountains which is a National Park in Hungary.

The name Csobánka comes from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban) rooted in < Persian چوبان (čubân). which means shepherd.[1] The word csobán originated from the settlement of the Magyars in Hungary. The earliest record of the official name was mentioned in a tax minute-book on January 3, 1698.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Csobánka is twinned with:[2]

• Wertheim, Germany (1992)

References

1. "Magyar Keresztnevek Tára".
2. "Szervezeti és Működési Szabályzata" (PDF). csobanka.hu (in Hungarian). Csobánka. November 2020. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

External links

• Official website of Csobánka (in Hungarian)