Kiskunfélegyháza

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Kiskunfélegyháza
Aerial view
Aerial view
Kiskunfélegyháza (Hungary)
Kiskunfélegyháza
Kiskunfélegyháza
Location of Kiskunfélegyháza
Coordinates: 46°42′19″N 19°51′00″E / 46.70520, 19.85005
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Bács-Kiskun
Area
 - Total 256.30 km² (99 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 31,404
 - Density 123.70/km² (320.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6100
Area code(s) 76
Website: http://www.kiskunfelegyhaza.hu/

Kiskunfélegyháza is a town in the Bács-Kiskun county in southern Hungary, 130 kilometres southeast of Budapest by rail.

Townhall
Townhall
The townhall from above
The townhall from above

Among the principal buildings are a fine town hall, a Roman Catholic gymnasium and a modern large parish church. The surrounding country is covered with vineyards, fruit gardens, and tobacco and corn fields. The town itself is an important railway junction.

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Numerous Roman urns and other ancient relics have been dug up in the vicinity. In the 17th century the town was completely destroyed by the Turks, and it was not recolonized and rebuilt till 1743.

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