Nagykőrös
| Nagykőrös | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Central Hungary | ||||
| County : | pest | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Cegléd | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 2 ' N , 19 ° 47' E | ||||
| Area : | 227.97 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 24,691 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 108 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 53 | ||||
| Postal code : | 2750 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 19716 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2012) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | Szabolcs Czira ( Fidesz ) | ||||
| Postal address : | Szabadság tér 5 2750 Nagykőrös |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Nagykőrös is a town in the Hungarian suburb of Cegléd , which is part of Pest County . 24,898 inhabitants (2010) live in an area of 227.97 km². Since 1991 there has been a town partnership with Espelkamp in North Rhine-Westphalia .
history
Nagykőrös was first mentioned in 1260 as Kalanguerusy .
Sons and daughters
- Jenő Bódi (* 1963), former Hungarian wrestler
- Eugen Remsey (1885–1980), Hungarian painter and writer
literature
- Nagykőrös , in: Guy Miron (Ed.): The Yad Vashem encyclopedia of the ghettos during the Holocaust . Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 2009 ISBN 978-965-308-345-5 , p. 514
Web links
Commons : Nagykőrös - collection of images, videos and audio files
