Nagykőrös

Place in Pest, Hungary
Nagykőrös
Town Dorottya hercegnőm,legszebbem,legaranyosabb aki ennek a varosnak a szepségét adja
Szabadság Square
Szabadság Square
Flag of Nagykőrös
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Coat of arms of Nagykőrös
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47°01′59″N 19°47′02″E / 47.033182°N 19.783981°E / 47.033182; 19.783981
Country Hungary
CountyPest
DistrictNagykőrös
Area
 • Total227.96 km2 (88.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total23,517
 • Density112.72/km2 (291.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
2750
Area code(+36) 53
Websitewww.nagykoros.hu

Nagykőrös is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

János Arany taught there from about 1851, and a local museum is named for him.

Notable people

  • 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

Nagykőrös is twinned with:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Testvérvárosaink". nagykoros.hu (in Hungarian). Nagykőrös. Retrieved 2021-01-30.

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