Kiskunfélegyháza

	Kiskunfélegyháza
	Kiskunfélegyháza
	Kiskunfélegyháza
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Southern Great Plain
County :	Bács-Kiskun
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Kiskunfélegyháza
District since 1.1.2013 :	Kiskunfélegyháza
Coordinates :	46 ° 42 ′ N , 19 ° 51 ′ E Coordinates: 46 ° 42 ′ 18 ″ N , 19 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E
Height :	96 m
Area :	256.36 km²
Residents :	30,305 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	118 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 76
Postal code :	6100
KSH kódja:	20297
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	József Csányi (Nemzeti Fórum)
Postal address :	Kossuth et al. 1 ; 6100 Kiskunfélegyháza
Website :	www.kiskunfelegyhaza.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Kiskunfélegyháza [ ˈkiʃkunˈfelɛɟˈhazɒ ] (German Feulegaß later Felegyhaza ) is a Hungarian town in the district of the same name in Bács-Kiskun County . With around 30,000 inhabitants, Kiskunfélegyháza is the third largest city in the county.

Location and traffic

The city is about 120 km southeast of the capital Budapest , 25 km southeast of the county seat and the eighth largest city in the country, Kecskemét , and 60 km northwest of the fourth largest city in Hungary, Szeged .

The city is also an important rail hub. It lies on one of the main routes in the country, the railway line from Budapest via Cegléd to Szeged. Here branch lines branch off to Lakitelek and Szolnok , to Csongrád and Szentes and to Kiskunhalas and Bácsalmás .

The city also has a connection to the M5 motorway and a non-public unpaved airfield .

history

The city was first mentioned in the 14th century when the Kipchak ruler Kötöny and his entourage settled here. The name Kiskunfélegyháza is translated as "Small Human half-church" and possibly reminds of the Christianization of the area during this time. The city was completely destroyed during the Turkish Wars of the 17th century. It was rebuilt from 1743 onwards. The railway line from Pest to Cegléd was built in 1853 and extended to Szeged in 1854 ( Budapest-Szeged line of the Austro-Hungarian Railway).

Attractions

town hall

The town hall was built in 1911 according to plans by the architect József Vas (1866–1910). It is an important example of the Hungarian Art Nouveau . The rich floral ornamentation goes back to the Hungarian folk art , which was used particularly often by shepherds. The green roof, made of majolica panels from the Zsolnay porcelain factory , is also striking .