Nadkanizsa ( Hungarian. Nagykanizsa , Croatian. Kaniža ) is a city in the south-west of Hungary , in the Hall Hall . The population is 48,664 [1] people (as of January 1, 2014). An important industrial center, railway junction.
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| Nagykanizsa | |||||
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| Nagykanizsa | |||||
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| A country |  Hungary | ||||
| Copper | The hall | ||||
| The mayor | Sandor Denesh | ||||
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| First mention | 1245 | ||||
| Area | 148.40 km² | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 48 664 people ( 2014 ) | ||||
| Density | 332.22 people / km² | ||||
| Official language | Hungarian * | ||||
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| Telephone code | (+36) 93 | ||||
| Postcode | 8800 | ||||
| nagykanizsa.hu (Hungarian) | |||||
Geography and transport
The city is located 210 kilometers southwest of Budapest and 40 kilometers from the southern tip of Lake Balaton . 15 kilometers from the city runs the border with Croatia . A small river Kanizha, a tributary of the Hall (the Balaton basin) flows through the city. Nagykanizsa stands on the Budapest - Zagreb highway and railway, and in Nagykanizsa they diverge - the highway goes to the Croatian capital via Cakovec and Varazdin , and the railway goes through Koprivnitsa and Krizhevtsy . Other roads lead from Nagykanizi to Kaposvár and Zalaegerszeg . The train travel time to Budapest is 4 hours.
30 kilometers northeast of the city is the international airport of Balaton-Sharmelek.
History
The name “Kanizha” of Slavic origin means “princely”. This name was first mentioned in documents in 1245 . In the XIII century, a fortified castle was built here.
In 1571 , the city was occupied by the Turks. In 1601 , the Austrian army attempted to recapture the city, but a month and a half siege did not succeed, the Turks repulsed all the attacks. The city was liberated along with the rest of Hungary at the end of the 17th century. The deserted territory was inhabited by colonists from Germany, Serbia and Croatia, which led to a multi-ethnic composition of the city's population.
After the defeat of the Turks, Nagykanizsa lost its military significance, but quickly began to develop as a transport hub at the intersection of trade routes connecting the Adriatic coast with Budapest and Vienna .
In 1765, a public school of PR was opened in the city. In 1860, a railway passed through the city, connecting the largest Adriatic port of Rijeku with Budapest and Vienna, which contributed to the further development of the city.
At the end of the 19th century, industry also developed rapidly - brewing, milk processing, and other areas of the food industry; as well as glass products and banking. In 1895, an economic school was opened.
The redrawing of borders after the First World War dealt a blow to the role of the city as a shopping center. The revitalization of the city’s economy was helped by the discovery of oil and gas in the vicinity, which quickly turned Nagykanizsa into the center of the Hungarian oil refining industry.
After World War II, the industrialization of the city continued. In 1965, a factory for the production of electrical goods was built in the city, at present - a factory of light sources from General Electric .
Economics
The basis of the city’s economy is the food industry (flour mills), the production of equipment for the oil and gas industry. One of the largest enterprises in the city is the General Electric plant, which produces light sources.
Twin Cities
- Puchheim ( Germany )
- Acre ( Israel )
- Salo ( Finland )
- Cakovec ( Croatia )
- Glaysdorf ( Austria )
- Kazanlak ( Bulgaria )
- Covasna ( Romania )
- Tolyatti ( Russia )
- Shijiazhuang ( China )