Janossomorja
| Janossomorja | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Western Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Győr-Moson-Sopron | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Mosonmagyaróvár | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 47 ' N , 17 ° 8' E | ||||
| Area : | 148.97 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 5,872 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 39 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 96 | ||||
| Postal code : | 9241 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 29221 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2015) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | György Lőrincz (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Szabadság u. 39 9241 Jánossomorja |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Jánossomorja ( German St. Johann auf dem Heideboden , Croatian Šomierja ) is a town in Hungary in Győr-Moson-Sopron County near the border with Austria ( Andau border crossing approx. 5 km away), as well as the city of Mosonmagyaróvár (approx. 13 km) . It has almost 6,000 inhabitants (as of 2011) and consists of the three districts Mosonszentjános ( St. Johann ), Mosonszentpéter ( St. Peter ) and Pusztasomorja ( Wüst-Sommerein ), which were combined to form the city of Jánossomorja in 1970. The first two districts were predominantly German populated until 1945 while Pusztasomorja was a Hungarian language island.
In 2009 Jánossomorja celebrated its 800th anniversary.
Town twinning
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The city is connected to the railway line from Hegyeshalom to Csorna .
Web links
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