Albertirsa

Albertirsa is a town in Ceglédi kistérség, Pest megye, and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain. Although it has got its town status in 2003, it still has its village-scent that is so common for most of the inhabitations in the region.HistoryInitially Albertirsa was two separate inhabitations: Alberti and Irsa, having joined in 1950. 1277: King Ladislaus IV mentions the name of Alberti (as Alberth) tenure in one of his charters 1368: The chapter of Buda mentions Irsa (from Slavic *jelsa) as an inhabitation 1597: Both villages got emptied after the 1241 Mongol invasion and the Ottoman conquest in the 16th century September 29, 1711: Local landlord András Váracskay brings settlers to populate the grassland of Alberti-Irsa. 24 chariots of Slovak settlers arrive to Alberti 1714: Royal endowment letter grants the ownership of Alberti to Márton Szeleczky 1719: András Irsay has one third of Irsa of Pest shire 1731: Beginning of mandatory lecturing for commons in local landlord funded school 1784: Descendants of Márton Szeleczky attain the rights for Alberti to hold markets. This right also grants the market town title. September 1, 1847: First train arrives 1848: Hundreds joining to the 1848 Revolution after the recruitment speech of Kossuth at Cegléd 1924: Civil School of Irsa founded September 6, 1950: The two villages Alberti and Irsa are joined under the name of Albertirsa by an ordinance of the Ministry for Home Affairs 1979: Inauguration of Hungary's first 750 kV substation south of Albertirsa 1995: Gerje-Party Association founded 1996: Inauguration of the new flag and symbol during the millennium festival July 1, 2003: town status granted to Albertirsa, which has 11547 inhabitants this time