Kiszombor

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Kiszombor
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Csongrád
Area
 - Total 65.81 km² (25.4 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 4,210
 - Density 64/km² (165.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6775
Area code(s) 62
Kiszombor - Palace from above
Kiszombor - Palace from above
Location of Csongrád County in Hungary
Location of Csongrád County in Hungary

Kiszombor is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

[edit] Geography

It covers an area of 65.81 km² (25 sq mi) and has a population of 4210 people (2002).

It is an agricultural village, near the river Maros. With more than its 750 years history it has some antic buildings, for example the Castle Ronay, and the Rotunda which is a church with cirlce-shaped sketch. There are some beautiful wall-paintings in Gothic style which were painted in the XIV. century.The church itself was bulit in Romanesque style in the XIII. century.

There is a border-crossing point near the village, so you can enter Romania if you cross Kiszombor.

There is the "Village-festival" at the third weekend of September in every year where lots of Hungarian artists appear: play, sing, dance and so on. If you're near Kiszombor that time don't forget to drop in.

Roman Catholic Church in Kiszombor
Roman Catholic Church in Kiszombor

Coordinates: 46°11′N, 20°26′E