Abádszalók

Abádszalók is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary. The town was established in 1895 by the union of the villages of Tiszabad and Tiszalok.

Geography
It covers an area of 132.23 km2 and has a population of 4,279 people (2015).

Name
The name of the town comes from the Aba and Szalók personal names. The first one is of Turkic origin with the suffix -d, while the second one is disputed. It may come from the proto-Slavic name *Ѕlavъкъ (cf. Czech Slávek) or from the Chagatai solaq, meaning "left-handed". It has been attested in 1093 as Zoliok and in 1287 as Zolok.

The Jewish community
Jews settled in the city in the 19th century. And in 1880 there were 112 Jews in the community. In 1920, the city's Jews were victims of a pogrom. In 1940, only 18 Jewish families lived there. In March 1944, the Jews were concentrated in the Szolnok ghetto and from there most of them were sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp.

Tourism
The biggest tourist attraction in Abádszalók is the Lake Tisza. Water-skiing, boating, and kayaking as well as discos and concerts are available. Lake Tisza has waterfowls, water fauna and aquatic activities.
 * Lake Tisza

International relations
Abádszalók is twinned with:


 * 🇷🇴 Păsăreni ( Backamadaras ), Romania; since 2006
 * 🇵🇱 Rzepiennik Strzyżewski, Poland; since 1999