Karcag

Karcag
Town
City Hall in Karcag
City Hall in Karcag
Flag of Karcag
Flag
Coat of arms of Karcag
Coat of arms
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
 • Total
368.63 km2 (142.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
19,732
 • 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 town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Geography

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

Transport

Aerial view of the Zádor Bridge

Karcag has its own railway station.

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

Politics

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

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

  • István Varró (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
  • Gyula (Julius) Németh (1890–1976), Hungarian Turkologist, linguist
  • 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

  1. ^ "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Karcag (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. ^ "'It was Hell' - Irish Holocaust survivors reflect on Auschwitz anniversary".
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