Hódmezővásárhely

	Hódmezővásárhely
	Hódmezővásárhely
	Hódmezővásárhely
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Southern Great Plain
County :	Csongrád-Csanád
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Hódmezővásárhely
District since 1.1.2013 :	Hódmezővásárhely
Coordinates :	46 ° 25 ' N , 20 ° 20' E Coordinates: 46 ° 25 '3 " N , 20 ° 19' 33" E
Area :	487.98 km²
Residents :	47,019 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	96 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 62
Postal code :	6800
KSH kódja:	08314
Structure and administration (status: 2018)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Péter Márki-Zay (independent)
Postal address :	Kossuth tér 1 ; 6800 Hódmezővásárhely
Website :	www.hodmezovasarhely.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Hódmezővásárhely [ ˈhoːdmɛzøːvaːʃaːrhɛj ] ( German Neumarkt an der Tisza ) is a Hungarian city with county rights in the district of the same name in Csongrád-Csanád county . It extends over an area of 487.98 km² and has 47,019 inhabitants (as of 2011). The main road No. 47 runs through the city .

Hódmezővásárhely is the fourth largest city in southern Hungary. The Hungarian name means "Biberfeld-Marktplatz" after the two places that make up the city historically. The city is located about 25 km northeast of Szeged .

history

In February 2018, the independent candidate Péter Márki-Zay won the election for mayor. The unexpected victory against the Fidesz candidate attracted international attention, as this victory could have been significant for the Hungarian parliamentary elections in April 2018 . In the Fidesz stronghold, none of the other parties had put up any candidates.

economy

In connection with the local industry it is noteworthy: In Hódmezővásárhely a large number of Moomin products with the Finnish cartoon characters of the same name are produced (which, however, can only be sold in Finland). Hódmezővásárhely is particularly known in this context for the so-called "little Moomins".

Piroschka

The city became known in German-speaking countries through its (former) district Hódmezővásárhelykutasipuszta from the novel I often think of Piroschka by Hugo Hartung (also made into a film by Kurt Hoffmann ). The actual name was Hódmezővásárhely-Kutaspuszta until 1949 . On January 1, 1950, the village under the name Vásárhelykutas was an independent municipality, which was renamed Székkutas a little later . Székkutas is located about 25 km northeast of Hódmezővásárhely on the Békéscsaba - Orosháza –Hódmezővásárhely railway line . Since 2004 there has been a Hugo Hartung / Piroschka Museum in Székkutas.

Hódmező-Vásárhely
(N 46 ° 25 '; E 38 °) around 1892

Twin cities

City Hall Hódmezővásárhely

Vallauris on the French Cote d'Azur
Sokobanja , Serbia
Hechingen in Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland , Netherlands

Traditionally close, also institutional contacts - although no formal partnership - also exist with Ulm , among other things through long-term student exchange programs.