Szakoly
Greek Catholic Church in Szakoly
Coat of arms
Szakoly Location of Szakoly in Hungary
Coordinates:47°46′N21°55′E / 47.77°N 21.92°E /47.77; 21.92
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Government
• Mayor	Elizabeth Bacskai (Citizens' Association for Szakoly)
Area [1]
• Total	41.44 km2 (16.00 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	2,539
• Density	61.27/km2 (158.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4234
Area code	+36 42
Website	http://www.szakoly.hu

Szakoly is avillage inSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in theNorthern Great Plainregion of easternHungary. It is 135 miles (217 km) to the east ofBudapest and 21 miles (34 km) to the north east ofDebrecen.^{[citation needed]} It is home to theSzakoly Power Plant. Szakoly was first mentioned in 1290.^{[citation needed]}

It covers anarea of 41.44 km² (16 sq mi) and has apopulation of 2539 people (2024).^[3] There is a lake on the southern border of the settlement.

Average annual precipitation is about 560–590 mm, and the annual average temperature is between 9.5 to 9.6 °C (49.1 to 49.3 °F).

Szakoly was first mentioned in1290.

Inhabited area as early as theAvars age was built byB.C. II.-I. century. This is evidenced by several archaeological finds.

During the reign ofKing of Bela III. ofHungary, it was a hospital in Szakoly.

Here was a county assembly in1320.

It were owned by theZakoly family in1487, hence the name of the settlement known today.

TheTurks almost completely destroyed the settlement in the18th century. As a border settlement, it was part of theKingdom of Hungary and thePrincipality of Transylvania.

Szakoly was annexed toRomania for a year, only to return toHungary again after theTrianon peace dictatorship inWorld War II. During theHorthy era, many emigrated to America (USA,Canada).

Szakoly's fire brigade was established in1992.

Hungary's first greenfield biomass power plant was built here, with a production capacity of 19.8 MW. Operating since2009, it is now owned and strategically important by the FrenchVeolia Group.

An extremely rare event was observed, aurora borealis in2024.

There is abiomass power plant in the village with a capacity of 19.8MW. Operating since 2009, it is now owned and strategically important by the FrenchVeolia Group.^[4]

Residents of the village work in the nearby towns industry (Major employers:LEGO,Michelin Tyres, Hübner H Rubber, Jasz Plastic inNyíregyháza;TEVA Pharmaceutical,Gedeon Richter,BMW,GLOBUS,National Instruments,CATL inDebrecen;Coloplast,Unilever, Rosenberg inNyirbator) and in agriculture (for example:apple,corn,wheat,melon,tobacco).

There isthermal water (60 °C or 140 °F) under the Szakoly, but it is not utilized.

Arany János Primary School, Vocational School and High School

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  Arany János Primary School, Vocational School and High School
• 
  Arany János Primary School, Vocational School and High School
• 
  Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten in Szakoly
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  Soccer field in Szakoly
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  Artificial turf football field

32% be only primary school

35% must be skilled

25% have a secondary education (grammar school, technical school)

6% have a higher education degree (college, university)

2% to be illiterate

• 
  Greek Catholic Church
• 
  Reformed Church
• 
  Old Roman Catholic Church (Memory)
• 
  New Roman Catholic Church

There is a Health Center in Szakoly, with a family doctor, a pharmacy, and a dentist.

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  Health Center in Szakoly

Leisure programs are organized in the Básty Garden. There is also a riding stable.

More important events, for example May Day (May 1.), Corn Festival (in August), Harvest Festival (in October), Tractor Parade (in December).

• 
  Basty Garden

• The Women's Choir of the Dawn Star Pensioners' Club

• Szakoly shot the video clip for the song Nyughatlatan, Jaj... in the village of Szakoly^[5]

• In 1978, a lot of silver coins from the 16th century and Neolithic vessels were found in the Szakoly area.

• Later, a 17th-century coconut goblet was found in the reformed church in Szakoly, which is currently kept in the collection of the Debrecen Reformed Church College.

• In 2007, during the construction of the biomass power plant, Roman-Celtic masks, objects, Greek-Macedonian silver and gold treasures, clay objects, skeletons, as well asCeltic minted silver and cast coins were found on Kígyós-rét (Bábarét). The treasures found are all locked up to this day. The finds are kept in the Józsa András Museum in Nyíregyháza, and it is not possible to view them, as they are strictly confidential. Based on these finds, however, it can be assumed that the settlement was already in the II-I BC. it was also inhabited in the century.^[6]

Ardud,Romania

Orosi,Slovakia

Elek, Győri, Kiss, Kovács, Módis, Nagy, Szabó, Szűcs, Tóth, Vadon, Papp

There are three Christian cemeteries in the settlement, but only one is in active use, the others can only be visited.

Weisz, Lichtmann, Reizmann, Rozinger

There is also an old Jewish cemetery in the settlement, but it has not been used or taken care of for a long time.^[7]

Peter Parthenius -bishop (1592.)

Zsigmond Móricz - novelist andSocial Realist (1898.)

János Szilágyi - Founder of Szakolyért Bárati Klub (1930.)

Tihamér Kiss - Szakoly's private doctor, composer (pseudonym Tihamér Dalnoki: published numerous musical compositions) (1937.)

47°46′N21°55′E / 47.767°N 21.917°E /47.767; 21.917

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