Szakoly
Szakoly is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is 135 miles (217 km) to the east of Budapest and 21 miles (33 km) to the north east of Debrecen. It is home to the Szakoly Power Plant. Szakoly was first mentioned in 1290. Geography. It covers an area of and has a population of 2952 people (2004). 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). History. Szakoly was first mentioned in 1290. Inhabited area as early as the Avars age was built by B.C. II.-I. century. This is evidenced by several archaeological finds. During the reign of King of Bela III. of Hungary, it was a hospital in Szakoly. Here was a county assembly in 1320. It were owned by the Zakoly family in 1487, hence the name of the settlement known today. The Turks almost completely destroyed the settlement in the 18th century. As a border settlement, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Principality of Transylvania . Szakoly was annexed to Romania for a year, only to return to Hungary again after the Trianon peace dictatorship in World War II. During the Horthy era, many emigrated to America (USA, Canada). Szakoly's fire brigade was established in 1992. Hungary's first greenfield biomass power plant was built here, with a production capacity of 19.8 MW. Operating since 2009, it is now owned and strategically important by the French Veolia Group. Economy. There is a biomass power plant in the village with a capacity of 19.8 MW. Operating since 2009, it is now owned and strategically important by  the French Veolia Group. Residents of the village work in the nearby towns industry (Major employers: "Electrolux, LEGO, Michelin Tyres, EKO in Nyíregyháza; TEVA Pharmaceutical, Gedeon Richter, BMW, GLOBUS, National Instruments in Debrecen") and in agriculture (for example: "apple, corn, melon, tobacco"). There is thermal water ("60 ° C (140 °F")) under the Szakoly, but it is not utilized. Education. Arany János Primary School, Vocational School and High School Education of the population. 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 Sister cities. Ardud, Romania Orosi, Slovakia Common surnames in the settlement. Elek, Győri, Kiss, Kovács, Nagy, Szabó, Szűcs, Tóth, Vadon, Papp Common surnames in the settlement. Weisz, Lichtmann, Reizmann, Rozinger Famous people. Peter Parthenius - bishop (1592.) Zsigmond Móricz - novelist and Social Realist (1898.)