Albertirsa
Town
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Albertirsa
Coordinates: 47°14′24″N 19°36′24″E / 47.24000°N 19.60667°E / 47.24000; 19.60667
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
District	Cegléd
Government
• Mayor	Fazekas László
Area
• Total	72.96 km2 (28.17 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2015)
• Total	12,212
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2730
Area code	(+36) 53
Website	www.albertirsa.hu

Albertirsa (formerly Alberti-Irsa, Slovak: Irša) is a town in Ceglédi kistérség, Pest megye, and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain.

History

Initially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: Alberti and Irsa, having joined in 1950.

• 1277: King Ladislaus IV mentions the name of Alberti (as Alberth) tenure in one of his charters
• 1368: The chapter of Buda mentions Irsa (from Slavic *jelsa) as an inhabitation
• 1597: Both villages got emptied after the 1241 Mongol invasion and the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century
• September 29, 1711: Local landlord András Váracskay brings settlers to populate the grassland of Alberti-Irsa. 24 chariots of Slovak settlers arrive to Alberti
• 1714: Royal endowment letter grants the ownership of Alberti to Márton Szeleczky
• 1719: András Irsay has one third of Irsa of Pest shire
• 1731: Beginning of mandatory lecturing for commons in local landlord funded school
• 1784: Descendants of Márton Szeleczky attain the rights for Alberti to hold markets. This right also grants the market town title.
• September 1, 1847: First train arrives
• 1848: Hundreds joining to the 1848 Revolution after the recruitment speech of Kossuth at Cegléd
• 1924: Civil School of Irsa founded
• September 6, 1950: The two villages Alberti and Irsa are joined under the name of Albertirsa by an ordinance of the Ministry for Home Affairs
• 1979: Inauguration of Hungary's first 750 kV substation south of Albertirsa
• 1995: Gerje-Party Association founded
• 1996: Inauguration of the new flag and symbol during the millennium festival
• July 1, 2003: town status granted to Albertirsa, which has 11547 inhabitants this time

Notable people

• Róza Csillag (1832–1892), female Jewish singer
• Ádám Politzer (1835–1920), a Jewish otologist
• Barbara Palvin (1993-), a female model

Points of interest

Near Albertirsa, there is the only 750 kV-substation in Hungary. At it, the 750 kV-powerline from Zakhidnoukrainska in Ukraine ends.

• Szeleczky-Szapáry Castle (Hungarian: Szeleczky-Szapáry kastély) named after Szeleczky and Szapáry family
• Synagogue of Irsa
• Albertirsai Strand An outdoor bathing area with many pools for all ages along with small restaurants.

Twin towns – sister cities

Albertirsa is twinned with:^[1]

• Gaggiano, Italy (1992)
• Bourg-Saint-Andéol, France (1998)
• Malacky, Slovakia (2000)
• Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania (2004)
• Żnin, Poland (2005)