Kiskőrös
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Bács-Kiskun | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Kiskőrös | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 19 ° 17 ′ E | ||||
| Area : | 102.23 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 14,269 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 140 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 78 | ||||
| Postal code : | 6200 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 09344 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2016) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | László Mihály Domonyi (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Petőfi tér 1 6200 Kiskőrös |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Sándor Petőfi's birth house (2007)
Kiskőrös ( Croatian Kireš , Slovak Malý Kereš , German Körösch ) is a Hungarian city in the district of the same name in Bács-Kiskun County .
history
Kiskőrös was first mentioned in a document in 1247.
Attractions
- Sándor Petőfi's birth house (built around 1790), now a literature museum
- Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph ( Hungarian Szent József templom ), built in 1826, neo-baroque
- Town hall (built 1893)
- synagogue
- Memorial stele for Franz Fühmann by Wieland Förster
Sons and daughters
- Sándor Petőfi (1823–1849), poet and revolutionary
- Miklós Murányi (* 1943), orientalist and Islamic scholar
Twin cities
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traffic
In Kiskőrös, road no.5301 and main road no.53 cross . The city is connected to the railway line from Budapest to Kiskunhalas . Passenger traffic on the route from Kiskőrös to Kalocsa was discontinued in 2007.
Web links
Commons : Kiskőrös - collection of images, videos and audio files
