Csobánka

Csobánka
Csobánka
Csobánka
Coordinates: 47°38′32.89″N 18°58′4.12″E / 47.6424694°N 18.9678111°E / 47.6424694; 18.9678111
Country Hungary
CountyPest
Area
  Total
22.76 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
3,175
  Density122/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2014
Area code26

Csobánka is a village in Pest County, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. Csobánka is located in the Pilis Mountains which is a National Park in Hungary.

The name Csobánka comes from Ottoman Turkish چوبان (çoban) rooted in < Persian چوبان (čubân). which means shepherd. The word csobán originated from the settlement of the Magyars in Hungary. The earliest record of the official name was mentioned in a tax minute-book on January 3, 1698.