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    Karcag

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    Karcag
    Town
    City Hall in Karcag
    City Hall in Karcag
    Flag of Karcag
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    Coat of arms of Karcag
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    Karcag is located in Hungary
    Karcag
    Karcag
    Location of Karcag
    Coordinates: 47°18′40″N 20°54′58″E / 47.31111°N 20.91611°E / 47.31111; 20.91611
    CountryHungary
    RegionNorthern Great Plain
    CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
    DistrictKarcag
    Area
     • Total368.63 km2 (142.33 sq mi)
    Population
     (2018)
     • Total19,732
     • Density61.25/km2 (158.6/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
    Postal code
    5300
    Area code(+36) 59
    Websitekarcag.hu

    Karcag (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒrt͡sɒg]) is a large town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

    Geography[edit]

    Karcag covers an area of 368.63 km2 (142 sq mi) and has a population of 20,632 people (2011).

    Transport[edit]

    Aerial view of the Zádor Bridge

    Karcag has its own railway station, but InterCity trains do not stop here.


    Significant minority groups
    Nationality Population (2011)
    German 48
    Romanian 20
    Russian 8
    Slovakian 8
    Serbian 6

    Politics[edit]

    The current mayor of Karcag is László Dobos (Fidesz-KDNP).

    The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 12 members (1 Mayor, 8 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[1]

    Party Seats Current Municipal Assembly
      Fidesz-KDNP 9 M                
      Jobbik 2                  
      Momentum Movement 1                  

    Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

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

    Karcag is twinned with:

    • Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania (1990)
    • Kunszentmiklós, Hungary (2009)
    • Lazdijai, Lithuania (2004)
    • Lednice, Czech Republic (2006)
    • Merki District, Kazakhstan (1998)
    • Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia (1998)
    • Schwarzheide, Germany (2004)
    • Stara Moravica (Bačka Topola), Serbia (1994)

    Notable people[edit]

    • István Varró [fr] (died in 1770), the last speaker of the Cuman language
    • Colonel Michael de Kovats (1724–1779), the father of the US cavalry, a Hungarian hussar was born in Karcag
    • Avram Hershko (born 1937), Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry
    • Margit Sebők (1939–2000), painter and educator
    • Kevin Varga (born 1996), footballer
    • Mihály Varga (born 1965), politician, since 2013 Minister of National Economy
    • Suzi Diamond, Holocaust survivor.[2]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Karcag (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
    2. ^ https://www.newstalk.com/news/it-was-hell-on-earth-irish-holocaust-survivors-reflect-on-auschwitz-anniversary-1636333

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