Mindscent
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Csongrád-Csanád | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Hódmezővásárhely | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 31 ' N , 20 ° 11' E | ||||
| Area : | 59.35 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 6,826 (2010) | ||||
| Population density : | 115 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 62 | ||||
| Postal code : | 6630 | ||||
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| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Károly Zsótér (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Köztársaság tér 31 6630 Mindszent |
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Mindszent is a town in the Hódmezővásárhely small area , which is in the Csongrád-Csanád County in southern Hungary . The city is located on the left bank of the Tisza at about the same distance between the cities of Szentes and Hódmezővásárhely .
The Roman Catholic Church of All Saints is, as the name suggests, consecrated to All Saints (in Hungarian: Mindenszentek ), from whom the toponym Mindszent is derived.
Attractions
- Roman Catholic Church Mindenszentek , built 1798–1800, late baroque
sons and daughters of the town
- Adolph Kohut (1848–1917), writer and reciter
- Sándor Kelemen (1882–1944), pharmacist and composer
- Mihály Korom (1927–1993), politician
Town twinning
tourism
The European long-distance hiking trail E7 and the national long-distance hiking trail Alföldi Kéktúra run through Mindszent .
Web links
Commons : Mindszent - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (Hungarian)
- Mindszent , in: A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (Hungarian)
- Mindscent. Térképcentrum, accessed December 21, 2012 (Hungarian).