Jászárokszállás
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County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
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Area | 77.17 km² |
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Postal code | 5123 |
Area code | 57 |
Jászárokszállás is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
[edit] Geography
It covers an area of 77.17 km² and has a population of 8267 people (2001).
[edit] History
First mention of Jászárokszállás was in the beginning of the 14th century.
[edit] People
Famous artists from here are Jenő Balassa (1859-1926), Imre Pethes (1864-1924), János Görbe (1912-1968). All of them were actors. Here lived Ferenc Donáth (1913-1986) a famous Hungarian politician.