Nagykőrös

Nagykőrös
Town Dorottya hercegnőm,legszebbem,legaranyosabb aki ennek a varosnak a szepségét adja
Szabadság Square
Flag Coat of arms
Nagykőrös Location of Nagykőrös
Coordinates: 47°01′59″N 19°47′02″E / 47.033182°N 19.783981°E / 47.033182; 19.783981
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
District	Nagykőrös
Area
• Total	227.96 km2 (88.02 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	23,517
• 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.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]

• Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy
• Espelkamp, Germany
• Haaksbergen, Netherlands
• Reghin, Romania
• Salonta, Romania

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nagykőrös.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Nagykőrös.

• Official website in Hungarian
• Street map (in Hungarian)

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