Balsa (Hungary)

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Balsa (Hungary)
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Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Northern Great Plain
County : Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Ibrány-Nagyhalász
District since 1.1.2013 : Ibrany
Coordinates : 48 ° 10 '  N , 21 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 10 '23 "  N , 21 ° 32' 7"  E
Area : 22.52  km²
Residents : 841 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 37 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 42
Postal code : 4468
KSH kódja: 15963
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Community type : local community
Mayoress : Szilvia Somogyi (independent)
Postal address : Fő tér 1
4468 Balsa
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Balsa is a Hungarian community in the county Ibrány in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County .

Geographical location

Balsa is 14 kilometers northwest of the city of Ibrány , on the left bank of the Tisza . Neighboring communities are Szabolcs and Gávavencsellő . The community of Kenézlő lies on the opposite bank of the Tisza .

Infrastructure

In Balsa there is a mayor's office, kindergarten, elementary school, library, cultural center, post office as well as a general practitioner and pharmacy.

Sons and daughters of the church

Attractions

  • Greek Catholic Church Szent Mihály főangyal , built in 1777
  • Reformed Church
  • Magyarok Nagyasszonya Roman Catholic Chapel with free-standing bell tower, built in 1948, restored in 2001
Reformed church and stork's nest

traffic

Road 3827 runs through Balsa. The nearest train station is to the southwest in the town of Rakamaz . There is a year-round ferry connection across the Tisza to Kenézlő.

literature

  • Balsa - Településképi Arculati Kézikönyv. Edited by the municipal administration, Balsa 2017.

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