Pirtó

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Pirtó
Pirtó coat of arms
Pirtó (Hungary)
Pirtó
Pirtó
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Great Plain
County : Bács-Kiskun
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Kiskunhalas
District since 1.1.2013 : Kiskunhalas
Coordinates : 46 ° 31 '  N , 19 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 30 '47 "  N , 19 ° 25' 59"  E
Area : 34.5  km²
Residents : 959 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density : 28 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 77
Postal code : 6414
KSH kódja: 15398
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Community type : local community
Mayor : Ferenc Nagy (Fidesz-KDNP)
Postal address : Dózsa György u. 19
6414 Pirtó
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Pirtó is a Hungarian community in the district Kiskunhalas in Bács-Kiskun . The districts of Csősztelekdűlő, Pirtóhegy and Zsombostódűlő belong to the municipality. The municipality got its name from a former lake called Pir-tó, which was located nearby, but it was reed and dried up in the middle of the 20th century.

Geographical location

Pirtó is ten kilometers north of the city of Kiskunhalas . Neighboring communities are Soltvadkert and Tázlár.

history

Archaeological finds show that the area was inhabited as early as the time of the Árpáds . In the 1880s the railway line and in 1912 the train station in Pirtó were built. Until 1947 the place belonged to the city of Kiskunhalas and has been an independent municipality since then. In 1949 the place had 1,161 inhabitants.

Infrastructure

In addition to the mayor's office, there is a kindergarten, elementary school, library, cultural center, post office, family doctor's practice and a police station in the village. The place is traditionally dominated by agriculture with viticulture , fruit growing as well as rye and barley cultivation . Animal husbandry is characterized by sheep and cattle breeding . In addition, various businesses have settled in an industrial park in the municipality.

Attractions

  • Memorial stone for the 60th anniversary of the community ( Pirtó alapítási emlékműve ), created in 2007 by József Szalai
  • Local history museum ( Tájház )
  • Lajos Kossuth bust, created by István Máté
  • Roman Catholic Church Szűz Mária neve , built in 1966, with a free-standing bell tower
  • Knob Castle ( Knob-kastély ), built in the 1920s
  • Stone cross, created in 1927 by József Gulyás
  • Bust of Szent István , created by István Máté
  • Villa Rásonyi-Papp, built in 1944

traffic

The main road No. 53 runs through Pirtó. The community is connected to the railway line from Budapest East Station to Kelebia . There is a train station and the Pirtói szőlők stop in the village . There are also cycle paths to the neighboring towns of Soltvadkert and Kiskunhalas.

photos

  • Knob Castle

  • primary school

  • Pirtói Szőlők stop

  • Pirtó train station

literature

  • Pirtó - Településképi Arculati Kézikönyv 2019. Published by the municipal administration, Pirtó 2019.

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