Nyírbátor | |
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 Szabadság Square | |
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  Nyírbátor | |
| Coordinates:47°50′N22°08′E / 47.833°N 22.133°E /47.833; 22.133 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District | Nyírbátor |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.73 km2 (25.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 12,259[1] |
| • Density | 183.7/km2 (476/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4300 |
| Area code | (+36) 42 |
| Website | nyirbator |
Nyírbátor (Hungarian:[ˈɲiːrbaːtor]) is atown inSzabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County, in theNorthern Great Plain region of easternHungary. The town contains 15th and 16th century ecclesiastic and seculararchitectural heritage.
It covers an area of 66.73 km2 (26 sq mi) and has a population of 12,259 (2015).[1] The town forms the largest and most important population centre of the southernNyírség region of Hungary.
The first written record of the settlement dates from 1279. Its name is derived from theOld Turkish word 'batir', or Mongolian 'bator' (originally meaning a 'good hero' and corresponding to 'bátor' in modern Hungarian). At that time, the ancestors of theBáthory's, the Gutkeled clan, already owned the land. The town became the administrative centre of their estates and also the family burial site. The family owned the town until the death ofGabriel Báthory,[2] Prince ofTransylvania, in 1613.
In 1549, the legates of King Ferdinand I and Isabella cededTransylvania to theKingdom of Hungary. During the decades that followed there was a lasting dispute over ownership of the town, with the local aristocrats more inclined to recognize the sovereignty of the ruling prince of Transylvania.
By the 18th century, the town had become impoverished. In the course of the 1872 reorganization of public administration it lost its city status, which it regained in 1973.
The town is the site of several heritage buildings, the most well-known of which is what is now the Reformed Church. Built between 1488 and 1511, which is considered an example ofInternational Gothic structures inHungary. The lateRenaissance-style belfry next to it is the largest wooden bell tower in the country.
Franciscan friars built their friary church around 1480 in a lateGothic style. Standing near the church is the building which now houses theIstván Báthori Museum. Originally a Baroque Minorite friary, it was built on the site of an earlier monastery.
Theassociation football club,Nyírbátori FC, is based in Nyírbátor.
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