Csongrád
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Csongrád-Csanád | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Csongrád | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 43 ' N , 20 ° 8' E | ||||
| Height : | 83 m | ||||
| Area : | 173.89 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 17,147 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 99 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 63 | ||||
| Postal code : | 6640 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 05111 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Tamás Albert Bedő (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Kossuth tér 7 6640 Csongrád |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Csongrád ([ ˈtʃoŋɡraːd ]; German Tschongrad ) is a town in Hungary in the Csongrád-Csanád county with 18,830 inhabitants (as of 2018). It is located on the right bank of the Tisza ( Hungarian : Tisza ), about 27 km east of Kiskunfélegyháza .
Attractions
Csongrád is a very "green" city: almost every street is an avenue with some very old and tall trees. In the Tari László Múzeum you can see an exhibition about the life and work of lowland farmers. There is an Art Nouveau high school .
Csongrád has a year-round thermal spa , a recreation area at the Körös estuary and an old arm of the Tisza, which is ideal for fishing.
sons and daughters of the town
- Miloš Crnjanski , Serbian poet, storyteller, travel writer and stage poet
- Géza Kohn , Serbian publisher
- Mihály Huszka , Hungarian weightlifter
- Hunor Mate , Austrian swimmer
gallery
Catholic Church in Csongrád
Main street Szechenyi utca
Art Nouveau high school in Csongrád
Street sign at the entrance to the village in old Hungarian script
Web links
- Csongrád website (Hungarian)
- Csongrád , in: A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (Hungarian)
- Aerial views of Csongrád