Nagymaros
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Nagymaros | |
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 The tower of the Roman Catholic church of Nagymaros | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Nagymaros Location of Nagymaros | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′26″N 18°57′23″E / 47.79064°N 18.95647°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District | Szob |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.39 km2 (13.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 4,721 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2626 |
| Area code | (+36) 27 |
| Website | www |
Nagymaros (German: Großmarosch, Slovak: Veľká Maruša) is a town in Pest county, Hungary.
The name comes from Maroš, the Slavic form of Marianus.[2][3] Nagymaros—"Greater Maros" (Hungarian). The first written mention is Morus (1257).[citation needed]
Notable people
- György Szabados (1939–2011), jazz musician
- Mihály Nagymarosi (1919–2002), footballer
- László Szalma (b. 1957), long jumper
- Tibor Gánti (1933–2009), biochemist
