Nagyecsed | |
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 Great Reformed church in Nagyecsed. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Nagyecsed | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′N 22°24′E / 47.867°N 22.400°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kovács Lajos (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.85 km2 (16.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,927 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4355 |
| Area code | 44 |
| Website | www |
Nagyecsed is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
The old name of the town was Ecsed but over time it has been renamed Nagyecsed, meaning "grand" or "great Ecsed" to distinguish it. The area had close associations with a cadet branch of the Báthory family. Elizabeth Báthory was raised in the town's now ruined castle. Her main residence and later her prison was Csejte Castle, Upper Hungary, now in Slovakia, but she was buried in the family crypt at Ecsed.
The town's castle was demolished in the eighteenth century after the Kuruc uprisings.
- ^ "Település adatlap". Nemzeti Választási Iroda (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Census 2022". Census 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.