Nagykáta

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13014 person

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8161 km²

Nagykáta is a town in Pest county, Hungary.Nagykáta is situated 60 kilometers from Budapest.The Express trains take 47 minutes to Keleti Stationfrom Nagykáta and the stopping trains about 65 minutes.The history of Nagykáta dates back to the 12th century,when the Pest county branch of the Káta family settledin the region.

On the outskirts of Nagykáta — at a place called Kenderhalom —you will find the remains of the village which was theantecedent of Nagykáta at the time of Árpád.

An authentic ancient written document, the Regestrum of Várad,mentions the name of Káta village in 1221. In the 15th-16thcenturies the name of Nagykáta appears as "Csekekáta"in several documents. The name "Nagykáta" appearsfirst at the beginning of the 17th century,Even though the villagewas destroyed several times under the Turkishoccupation of Hungary, it has always revived. The Káthay family,were unable to keep up with so many setbacks and could not survivethe struggle. Without a successorFerenc Káthay had to sell his remaining estates — even Csekekáta— to Miklós Keglevich in 1663. After the reoccupation of Budathe fate of Nagykáta was also slotted for destruction. After thatíit did not appear inthe official registers up until 1665, but from 1696 the village hadan ordained priest again, and the registration of births, marriagesdeath began.