Apaj

{{Infobox settlement

|name =Apaj

|image_shield =HUN Apaj Címer.svg

|image_flag =

|image_skyline =Apaj református templom.JPG

|image_caption =Calvinist Church of Apaj

|pushpin_map =Hungary

|pushpin_map_caption =Location of Apaj in Hungary

|subdivision_type =Country

|subdivision_name =Hungary

|subdivision_type1 =Region

|subdivision_name1 =Pest}}

|subdivision_type2 =County

|subdivision_name2 ={{Hungarian county link|Pest}}

|subdivision_type3 =Subregion

|subdivision_name3 =Ráckevei

|subdivision_type6 =Rank

|subdivision_name6 ={{Hungarian settlement rank name|község}}

|leader_title =Mayor

|leader_name =Pál Novák

|area_total_km2 =71.04

|area_footnotes =[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=33561 Apaj] at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).

|coordinates ={{coord|47|15|N|19|37|E|region:HU|display=inline}}

|postal_code =2345

|postal_code_type =Postal code

|area_code =+36 24

|area_code_type =Area code

|timezone =CET

|utc_offset =+1

|timezone_DST =CEST

|utc_offset_DST =+2

|total_type =Total

|population_total =1257

|population_density_km2 =auto

|population_density_urban_km2 =auto

|population_density_metro_km2 =auto

|population_footnotes =[http://portal.ksh.hu/pls/portal/cp.hnt_telep?NN=33561 Apaj] at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 1 January 2008;

|blank_name =KSH code

|blank_info =33561[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=33561 Apaj] at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).

|website =[http://www.apaj.hu www.apaj.hu]

}}

Apaj is a village in Pest}}, Hungary.

Location

The village is in the neighbourhood of Kiskunság National Park and is {{convert|50|km|mi|-1|abbr=on}}

from Budapest. Primary route 51 serves the village by road. The Budapest–Kelebia

railway line’s station, Dömsöd is next to Apaj. The River Ráckeve-Duna is {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from the village.

History

The first mention of the village is in 1291 as {{lang|hu|Opoy}}. It was royal property for a while, but later it was owned by nuns who lived on Margaret Island. The Balassa family owned Apaj as well.

In the 15th century there were two parts to Apaj: {{lang|hu|Alsóapaj}} (Lower Apaj) and {{lang|hu|Felsőapaj}} (Upper Apaj). During the Turkish rule of Ottoman Hungary the village suffered almost complete destruction, but from the 19th century the village was growing. At that time the village was called {{langx|hu|Apajpuszta}} (Apaj Plain).

After 1945 Apaj lost its title as a separate manor and it became part of Dömsöd, but thanks to the Kinskunsag State Farm it once again became an independent village in 1985.

Apaj is famous of for horse breeding and cattle breeding and has an international reputation for racehorses. There are many great bustards too.

Between 1967 and 2006 the village held the Kiskunsag Shepherd and Jockey Festival.

Landmarks

  • Reformed church,{{clarify|date=December 2014}} which was built with the help of the Széchenyi Plan and dedicated on 24 April 2005
  • Millennium Park
  • Upper Kiskunsag Plain is part of the Kiskunsag National Park.

References

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{{Pest County}}

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Category:Populated places in Pest County

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