Vállaj

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Vállaj
Vállaj coat of arms
Vállaj (Hungary)
Vállaj
Vállaj
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 ° 46 '  N , 22 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 45 '51 "  N , 22 ° 22' 56"  E
Area : 22.27  km²
Residents : 881 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 40 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 44
Postal code : 4351
KSH kódja: 06938
Structure and administration (as of 2019)
Community type : local community
Mayor : István Vilmos (independent)
Postal address : Szabadság tér 6
4351 Vállaj
Website :
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Vállaj is a Hungarian community in the county Mátészalka in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County .

Geographical location

Vállaj is a good two kilometers north of the border with Romania . The neighboring municipality of Mérk borders the place immediately to the north.

Attractions

  • Monument to the forced laborers ( Málenkij robot emlékmű ), created by Sándor Sebestyén
  • Gyula Láng bust, created by Írisz Kulcsár
  • Roman Catholic Church in Szentlélek , built in 1918 according to plans by Ernő Foerk
  • Roman Catholic Chapel Nepomuki Szent János , built in 1752, located in the vineyards
  • Sándor Becsky memorial stone ( Becsky Sándor-emlékkő )
  • Szent Vendel statue, created in 1918

traffic

In Vállaj, road no. 4918 meets road no. 4915, which leads south to the border crossing to Romania and on to the Romanian municipality of Urziceni . The nearest train station is to the north in Tiborszállás .

photos

  • Roman Catholic Church Szentlélek

  • Interior of the church

  • Water tower in Vállaj

literature

  • Vállaj - Településképi Arculati Kézikönyv 2017. Published by the municipal administration, Vállaj 2017.

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