Nagykőrös
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Nagykőrös | |
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Coordinates: 47°01′59″N 19°47′02″E / 47.033182°N 19.783981°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Pest |
District | Nagykőrös |
Area | |
• Total | 227.96 km2 (88.02 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 25,696 |
• Density | 112.72/km2 (291.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 2750 |
Area code | (+36) 53 |
Website | www |
Nagykőrös is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
János Arany taught there from about 1851, and a local museum is named for him.
Notable residents
- Szabolcs Czira (b. 1951 - ), politician
- Frigyes Hegedűs (1920 - 2008), pentathlete
- István Kecskés (b. 1980 - ), boxer
- Mór Réthy (1846-1925), mathematician
- János Zatykó (b. 1948), agrarian engineer and politician
Twin towns — sister cities
Espelkamp, Germany
Haaksbergen, Netherlands
Reghin, Romania
References
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". natka.hu (in Hungarian). Nagykőrös Testvérvárosi Kapcsolataiért Alapítvány. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Nagykőrös.
- Official website in Hungarian
- Street map (in Hungarian)