Albertirsa

Albertirsa (formerly Alberti-Irsa, Slovak: Irša) is a town in Ceglédi kistérség, Pest megye, and the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain.

History

Initially 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