Csenger
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 constracting a new prison in the town, with inmates producing metal and wooden furnishings for the new facility.[2]
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°50′N 22°41′E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District | Csenger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,870 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4765 |
| Area code | (+36) 44 |
| Website | www |
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
Covasna, Romania
Hauenstein, Germany- Negrești-Oaș, Romania
- Tășnad, Romania
- Vetiș, Romania
References
- Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- "Hungarian Inmates Assist in the Furnishing of the High-Tech Csenger Prison". HungarianConservative.com.
- "Testvérvárosaink". csenger.hu (in Hungarian). Csenger. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Csenger.
- Official website in Hungarian
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