Újfehértó

Újfehértó (Yiddish, German: Ratzfert) is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Újfehértó
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Újfehértó
Flag
Coat of arms of Újfehértó
Coat of arms
Újfehértó is located in Hungary
Újfehértó
Újfehértó
Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°47′56″N 21°41′00″E
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total140.88 km2 (54.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total13,611
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4244
Area code42
Websitehttp://www.ujfeherto.hu/

History

By 1920, the Jewish population had reached 1,303 people, 11% of the total population. On 17 May 1944, the 400 Jewish families living in the village were deported to Auschwitz via Nyirjes and Sima.

Twin towns – sister cities

Újfehértó is twinned with:[1]

  • Romania Braniștea, Romania
  • Romania Cherechiu, Romania
  • Italy Doberdò del Lago, Italy
  • Ukraine Hut, Ukraine
  • Slovakia Váhovce, Slovakia
  • Poland Żarów, Poland

Notable people
  • András Toma (1925–2004), probably the last prisoner of war (1945–2000) from the World War II to be repatriated
  • Erika Marozsán (born 1972), actress
  • János Marozsán (born in 1965), footballer
  • Gábor Péter (1906–1993), Communist politician and secret police leader
  • Teitelbaum family of Satmar Hasidic rabbis (see Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar))
  • Ferenc Zajti (1886–1961), orientalist, painter, representative of Hungarian Turanism

See also

References
  1. "Testvérvárosok". ujfeherto.hu (in Hungarian). Újfehértó. Retrieved 2021-04-09.


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