Biharkeresztes
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Northern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Hajdú-Bihar | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Berettyóújfalu | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 8 ' N , 21 ° 43' E | ||||
| Area : | 49.26 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 3,851 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 78 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 54 | ||||
| Postal code : | 4110 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 19956 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Ferenc Barabás (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Széchenyi et al. 57 4110 Biharkeresztes |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Biharkeresztes (formerly Keresztes ) is a town in Berettyóújfalu County in Hajdú-Bihar County in eastern Hungary .
geography
Biharkeresztes borders the Romanian district of Bihor and the following municipalities:
| Mezőpeterd | Váncsod | Bojt |
| Told |
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Bedő |
| Berekböszörmény |
Girișu de Criș (RO-BH) |
Ártánd |
history
The area was already inhabited in the Neolithic Age.
As of the 1552 census, it was the most populous village in the region. Between 1554 and 1566 the population was Roman Catholic, after 1566 the organized Catholic Church ended. The Turks ravaged the village in 1660 and the population was dispersed, and in 1692 the population began to return.
Keresztes (bottom left) around 1782 (recording sheet of the Josephinische Landesaufnahme )
Mező-Keresztes (N 47 ° 8 '; E 39 ° 24') around 1892 (recording sheet of the Franzisco-Josephinische Landesaufnahme )
Economy and Transport
The city is crossed by Europastraße 60 - which is also run here as Europastraße 79 and Hauptstraße 42 . The railway connection is given by the Püspökladány – Oradea railway line .
Personalities
- Zsigmond Járai (* 1951), former Finance Minister of Hungary and President of the Hungarian National Bank
Individual evidence
- ^ Biharkeresztes települési választás eredményei ( Hungarian ) Országos Választási Iroda. November 18, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2016.