Pocsaj
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Hungary | |||
Region : | Northern Great Plain | |||
County : | Hajdú-Bihar | |||
Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Berettyóújfalu | |||
Coordinates : | 47 ° 17 ' N , 21 ° 48' E | |||
Height : | 90 m | |||
Area : | 49.55 km² | |||
Residents : | 2,579 (Jan 1, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 52 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+36) 54 | |||
Postal code : | 4125 | |||
KSH kódja: | 11837 | |||
Structure and administration (as of 2016) | ||||
Community type : | Large community | |||
Mayor : | Gyula Kecskés (Fidesz-KDNP) | |||
Postal address : | Nagy et al. 51 4125 Pocsaj |
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(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) |
Pocsaj [ ˈpotʃɒj ] is a large eastern Hungarian municipality in the Derecske district on the edge of the Great Hungarian Plain ( Alföld ) in Hajdú-Bihar County . It has an area of 49.55 km² and 2,579 inhabitants (as of 2011).
geography
The place is located at the mouth of the Ér in the Berettyó at the foot of the Bihar Mountains in Transylvania , right on the Romanian border, about 40 kilometers from Debrecen and 240 kilometers from the Hungarian capital Budapest . Pocsaj borders the Romanian district of Bihor and the following municipalities:
Hosszúpályi | Monostorpályi | Létavértes |
Esztár | Diosig (RO-BH) | |
Kismarja |
Tămășeu (RO-BH) Roșiori (RO-BH) |
history
The place was first mentioned in writing in 1291.
Pocsaj (center) around 1782 (recording sheet of the Josephinische Landesaufnahme )
Pocsaj (N 47 ° 17 '; E 39 ° 29') around 1892 (recording sheet of the Franzisco-Josephinische Landesaufnahme )
Attractions
- Greek Catholic Church Szent Mihály és Gábor főangyalok , built around 1700
- Reformed Church, built 1801–1809 (late baroque)
Economy and Transport
Road No. 4807 and No. 4809 meet in Pocsaj. The place is connected to the railway line Debrecen Nagykereki (station Pocsaj-Esztár).
Sons and Daughters of the Greater Parish
- János B. Nagy (1940–2007), opera singer
Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Pocsaj in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)
- Aerial views over Pocsaj