Facts About Szolnok
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Szolnok was named for the first steward of the city, Szaunik or Zounok.
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Szolnok is located in the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, at the confluence of the Tisza and Zagyva rivers.
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The area was first settled in the Paleolithic era.
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Szolnok was granted a city with county rights on November 13, 1990.
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The Geographic Coordinates: 47.17467°N 20.19649°E
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Szolnok is twinned with Baia Mare, Romania; Bengbu, China; Bielsko-Biała, Poland; Eastwood, England; Forlì, Italy; Jinzhong, China; Rakvere, Estonia; Reutlingen, Germany; Riihimäki, Finland; Sanmenxia, China; Shoham, Israel & Yuza, Japan.
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A public transport stop in the Estonian city of Tallinn is named after Szolnok
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Szolnok was first mentioned, under the name Zounok, in a letter from Géza I concerning the foundation of the monastery at Garamszentbenedek in 1075.
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Szolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary.
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Szolnok is situated on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries.
