Zagyvaszántó is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river.

Artifacts from the Bronze Age were found in the border of the settlement, which are linked to the Piliny culture.

The village's name is first mentioned in a document dated 1290 as the estate of the bishop of Vác under the name "Zántho", which means field.

The landlords were Count Antal Grassalkovich, Tamás Roth and Hellebront family in 1770.

The village established a sister relationship in 1999 with Chiuruș what is part of Covasna.