Settlement Type: | Town |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén#Hungary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cigánd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County##Location of Cigánd in Hungary |
Official Name: | Cigánd |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Regions |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Hungary |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Cigánd |
Area Total Km2: | 56.79 |
Population Total: | 3044 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3973 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+36) 47 |
Coordinates: | 48.2633°N 21.8919°W |
Cigánd is a very small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 80km (50miles) from the county capital Miskolc.
The area has been inhabited since ancient times. Before the Hungarians conquered the area, Slavic and Avar tribes lived here.
Cigánd was first mentioned in documents in 1289.[2] Its residents were fishers, hunters and serfs. In 1347 the village was divided into two parts because of a debate over ownership, the two parts were called Small Cigánd and Greater Cigánd. The two parts were reunited in 1922.
After the regulation of the Tisza river, the village got arable land, and from this time the residents grew potatoes.
Cigánd was granted town status on 1 July 2004.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary.
Cigánd is twinned with: