Acsa


Acsa is a village in, Hungary.

Location

The village lies at the foot of the Cserhát hills by the upper River Galga in, near the border with.

Population

Most of Acsa's population is Slovakian.

Communications

Route 2108 serves the village by road from Aszód and Balassagyarmat.
Stopping trains of the Hungarian State Railways serve the village on line 78. Acsa and Erdőkürt share a station, between Püspökhatvan and Galgaguta.

Name

The village's name comes from the old Hungarian personal name Acsa. The personal name may originate from the Turkic ača, meaning "kindred". It was recorded as Acha in 1341.

History

At that time the village was owned by the Achai family and from 1422 it was the Palatine Miklós Garai's property. During Turkish rule the village was demolished, but later on Slovaks settled. From 1730 the village was the Prónay family's land.

Landmarks

Sándor Prónay, knight and chamberlain, was born in Acsa in 1760.