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Csenger

Csenger
Town
Coat of arms of Csenger
Coat of arms
Csenger is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Csenger
Csenger
Csenger is located in Hungary
Csenger
Csenger
Coordinates: 47°50′N 22°41′E / 47.833°N 22.683°E / 47.833; 22.683
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
DistrictCsenger
Area
 • Total
36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total
4,870
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4765
Area code(+36) 44
Websitewww.csenger.hu

Csenger is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is known for being the poorest town in Hungary. In 2023, the Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters announced that it is constructing a new prison in the town, with inmates producing metal and wooden furnishings for the new facility.[2]

Geography

The town covers an area of 36.16 km2 (14 sq mi) and has a population of 4,870 people (2015). It lies on left bank of the river Szamos, on the border with Romania.

Twin towns – sister cities

Csenger church
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Csenger is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. ^ "Hungarian Inmates Assist in the Furnishing of the High-Tech Csenger Prison". HungarianConservative.com.
  3. ^ "Testvérvárosaink". csenger.hu (in Hungarian). Csenger. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.



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