Tiszasas
Village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary
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Tiszasas is a village in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. It is near the river Tisza, where people like to go fishing. It has a church near the river. Trains go from Budapest to Tiszasas or from Budapest to Szolnok and from there to Tiszasas. It takes 1 hour and 50 minutes via car from Budapest to Tiszasas.
Tiszasas | |
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Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tiszasas | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′23″N 20°04′48″E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Kunszentmárton |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.79 km2 (11.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,023[1] |
| • Density | 35.5/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5474 |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 56 |
History
Not much is known about its history. It was first mentioned in the year 1348. According to brief sources, it was first a settlement sometime in 700. In some parts of the village, they believe in an alternate history called the Zalanic mythology. Their beliefs say Zalan I (c. 700–723) was the first "king" of Tiszasas.
