Mátészalka

	Mátészalka
	Mátészalka
	Mátészalka
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Northern Great Plain
County :	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Mátészalka
District since 1.1.2013 :	Mátészalka
Coordinates :	47 ° 57 ' N , 22 ° 19' E Coordinates: 47 ° 56 '36 " N , 22 ° 19' 1" E
Residents :	17,086 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Telephone code :	(+36) 44
Postal code :	4700
KSH kódja:	18874
Structure and administration (as of 2015)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Péter Hanusi (Fidesz-KDNP)
Postal address :	Hősök tere 9 ; 4700 Mátészalka
Website :	www.mateszalka.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Aerial view of Mátészalka

Mátészalka [ ˈmaːteːsɒlkɒ ] (German: Salka ) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in eastern Hungary.

location

The second largest city in the county is 52 kilometers east of Nyíregyháza and 77 kilometers northeast of Debrecen . State road 471 ends here.

history

The city was first mentioned in 1216.

Attractions

Synagogue , built in 1857
Carriage Museum, almost opposite the synagogue, founded in 1975, shows a larger collection of carriages and horse-drawn sleighs, rural and bourgeois culture.

Personalities

The city's most famous “son” is film star Tony Curtis , who was born in New York himself , but whose parents come from Mátészalka. Curtis visited his parents' hometown regularly until his death.

Boxer Norbert Kalucza was born here in 1986. He represented his home country at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing .