Jászárokszállás

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Jászárokszállás
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Area
 - Total 77.17 km² (29.8 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 8,267
 - Density 107.13/km² (277.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 5123
Area code(s) 57
Location of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in Hungary
Location of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in Hungary

Jászárokszállás is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Jászárokszállás from above
Jászárokszállás from above

[edit] Geography

It covers an area of 77.17 km² (30 sq mi) 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 actors from here are:

  • Jenő Balassa (1860-1926),
  • Imre Pethes (1864-1924)
  • János Görbe (1912-1968)

Also, here lived Ferenc Donáth (1913-1986), a famous Hungarian politician.

Coordinates: 47°38′N, 19°59′E