This article is about the county. For the town see Csongrád

Csongrád

Csongrád is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. Formerly, the city also had the alternate Slavic name of Černigrad, which, like the Hungarian version, means "Black Castle" or "Black Town".-History:...

. For the historical comitatus see Csongrád (former county)

Csongrád (former county)

Csongrád was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was smaller than that of present Csongrád county, is presently in southern Hungary and northern Serbia. The capital of the county was Szentes.-Name:Name Csongrád/Čongrad is Slavic by origin...

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Csongrád is the name of an administrative county (comitatus

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 or megye) in southern Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, on the both sides of the river Tisza

Tisza

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, on the border with Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 and Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Bács-Kiskun

Bács-Kiskun

Bács-Kiskun is a county located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of World War II, merging the pre war Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country. The terrain is mostly flat...

, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

This article is about the modern county, for the historical one see Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok .Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Békés,...

 and Békés

Békés (county)

Békés County , is an administrative division in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital of Békés county is Békéscsaba...

. The administrative centre of Csongrád county is Szeged

Szeged

' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....

. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Geography

The area of Csongrád county is flat. It has a high number of sunshine hours and excellent soil, which makes it the most important agricultural area of Hungary. Its most famous products are paprika

Paprika

Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried fruits of Capsicum annuum . In many European languages, the word paprika refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to dishes. Paprika can range from mild to hot...

 from Szeged

Szeged

' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....

 and onion

Onion

The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion...

 from Makó

Makó

Makó is a town in Csongrád County in southeastern Hungary. It lies on the Maros River, near the Romanian border. The area of the town is of which is arable land. The climate is very warm with hot and dry summers. Makó and the surrounding region get the most sunshine in Hungary, about 85-90...

, but grain, vegetables and fruits are also significant. Half of the onion, paprika and vegetables produced in Hungary are from Csongrád. The county is also rich in oil and natural gas.

The highest point is Ásotthalom (125 m), the lowest is Gyálarét (78 m; lowest point of Hungary).

Population

After the Ottoman occupation

Ottoman Hungary

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, in 1715 the county was nearly uninhabited, the population density

Population density

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 was less than 5 people/km2. In the 18th and 19th century it repopulated by ethnic Hungarians from the relatively overpopulated northern and western counties of the Kingdom of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary

The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...

. Now the county is home for 423,826 people (216,936 people live in urban counties

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) the population density is 100 people/km2. It's homogeneous with Hungarian majority.

Regional structure

As a typical Great Plain county, Csongrád has a relatively small number of municipalities. 72.5% of the population lives in cities/towns, so it's one of the most urbanized county in Hungary.

Towns

• Szentes
  Szentes
  -External links:* * http://www.szentes.hu/index1-eng.htm*...
  
  
• Makó
  Makó
  Makó is a town in Csongrád County in southeastern Hungary. It lies on the Maros River, near the Romanian border. The area of the town is of which is arable land. The climate is very warm with hot and dry summers. Makó and the surrounding region get the most sunshine in Hungary, about 85-90...
  
  
• Csongrád
  Csongrád
  Csongrád is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. Formerly, the city also had the alternate Slavic name of Černigrad, which, like the Hungarian version, means "Black Castle" or "Black Town".-History:...
  
  
• Sándorfalva
  Sándorfalva
  Sándorfalva is a town in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 7887 people ....
  
  
• Kistelek
  Kistelek
  Kistelek is a town in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 7573 people ....
  
  
• Mindszent
  Mindszent
  Mindszent is a town in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 7031 people ....
  
  
• Mórahalom
  Mórahalom
  Mórahalom is a town in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:The city of Mórahalom and Csongrád Country...
  
  
• Csanádpalota
  Csanádpalota
  Csanádpalota is a town in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3286 people ....
  
  

Villages

• Algyő
  Algyo
  Algyő is a large village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 5326 people .-External links:*...
  
  
• Ambrózfalva
  Ambrózfalva
  Ambrózfalva is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 537 people ....
  
  
• Apátfalva
  Apátfalva
  Apátfalva is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3323 people ....
  
  
• Árpádhalom
  Árpádhalom
  Árpádhalom is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 602 people ....
  
  
• Ásotthalom
  Ásotthalom
  Ásotthalom is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4191 people ....
  
  
• Baks
  Baks
  Baks is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2294 people ....
  
  
• Balástya
  Balástya
  Balástya is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3624 people ....
  
  
• Bordány
  Bordány
  Bordány is a village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3157 people ....
  
  
• Csanádalberti
  Csanádalberti
  Csanádalberti is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 507 people ....
  
  
• Csánytelek
  Csánytelek
  Csanytelek is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2975 people ....
  
  

• Csengele
  Csengele
  Csengele is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2043 people ....
  
  
• Derekegyház
  Derekegyház
  Derekegyház is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1815 people ....
  
  
• Deszk
  Deszk
  Deszk is a village near the city of Szeged, in county Csongrád, in Hungary. Deszk has a historically important Serb minority that consisted 4.9% of the whole population in 2001. The name of the village was first mentioned in 1490.- External links :*...
  
  
• Dóc
  Dóc
  Dóc is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 813 people ....
  
  
• Domaszék
  Domaszék
  Domaszék is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4324 people ....
  
  
• Eperjes
  Eperjes
  Eperjes is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 697 people ....
  
  
• Fábiánsebestyén
  Fábiánsebestyén
  Fábiánsebestyén is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2320 people ....
  
  
• Felgyő
  Felgyo
  Felgyő is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1484 people ....
  
  
• Ferencszállás
  Ferencszállás
  Ferencszállás is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 671 people ....
  
  
• Földeák
  Földeák
  Földeák is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:This town or village covers an area of and has a population of 3318 people .official homepage: http://www.foldeak.huhttp://foldeak.inf.hu...
  
  

• Forráskút
  Forráskút
  Forráskút is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2160 people ....
  
  
• Királyhegyes
  Királyhegyes
  Királyhegyes is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 726 people ....
  
  
• Kiszombor
  Kiszombor
  Kiszombor is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4210 people .It is an agricultural village, near the river Maros....
  
  
• Klárafalva
  Klárafalva
  Klárafalva is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 516 people ....
  
  
• Kövegy
  Kövegy
  Kövegy is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 488 people ....
  
  
• Kübekháza
  Kübekháza
  Kübekháza is a settlement in Csongrád county, in Hungary, with 1603 inhabitants and an area of 27.31 km², directly near the Romanian-Serbian-Hungarian triple border point. There is a triple-border memorial at this point....
  
  
• Magyarcsanád
  Magyarcsanád
  Magyarcsanád a multi-ethnical village located in Csongrád , southeast Hungary near the Mureş River . The Maros is a border-river here between northern Hungary and southern Romania....
  
  
• Maroslele
  Maroslele
  Maroslele is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.Maroslele - Peace, Space, Community - A Great Place to LiveMaroslele the Great Plains located between the southeastern part of the Tisza and Maros rivers...
  
  
• Mártély
  Mártély
  Mártély is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1388 people ....
  
  
• Nagyér
  Nagyér
  Nagyér is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 620 people ....
  
  

• Nagylak
  Nagylak
  Nagylak is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and in 2002 had a population of 619....
  
  
• Nagymágocs
  Nagymágocs
  Nagymágocs is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3476 people ....
  
  
• Nagytőke
  Nagytoke
  Nagytőke is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 506 people ....
  
  
• Óföldeák
  Óföldeák
  Óföldeák is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 522 people .-External links:*...
  
  
• Ópusztaszer
  Ópusztaszer
  Ópusztaszer is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. It is most known as the location of the National Historical Memorial Park.-Geography:...
  
  
• Öttömös
  Öttömös
  Öttömös is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 813 people ....
  
  
• Pitvaros
  Pitvaros
  Pitvaros is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.- Geography :It covers an area of and has a population of 1579 people .- External links :* Hungarian Wikipedia page* * * * * *...
  
  
• Pusztamérges
  Pusztamérges
  Pusztamérges is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1319 people ....
  
  
• Pusztaszer
  Pusztaszer
  Pusztaszer is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1674 people .-Sightseeing:...
  
  
• Röszke
  Röszke
  Röszke is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The nearest town is Szeged .A major road border crossing on Hungary's M5 motorway into Serbia is located 3 km from the village. On the other side of the border in Serbia the first settlement is Horgoš...
  
  

• Ruzsa
  Ruzsa
  Ruzsa is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2817 people ....
  
  
• Szatymaz
  Szatymaz
  Szatymaz is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4268 people ....
  
  
• Szegvár
  Szegvár
  Szegvár is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4937 people ....
  
  
• Székkutas
  Székkutas
  Székkutas is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary....
  
  
• Tiszasziget
  Tiszasziget
  Tiszasziget is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1726 people ....
  
  
• Tömörkény
  Tömörkény
  Tömörkény is a village near the town of Csongrád in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1981 .-History:...
  
  
• Üllés
  Üllés
  Üllés is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3206 people ....
  
  
• Újszentiván
  Újszentiván
  Újszentiván is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 1578 people ....
  
  
• Zákányszék
  Zákányszék
  Zákányszék is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2800 people ....
  
  
• Zsombó
  Zsombó
  Zsombó is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 3331 people .More information: [www.zsombo.hu]...