Tömörkény

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Tömörkény
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Csongrád
Area
 - Total 53.91 km² (20.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 1,981
 - Density 37/km² (95.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6646
Area code(s) 63
Location of Csongrád County in Hungary
Location of Csongrád County in Hungary

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

[edit] Geography

It covers an area of 53.91 km² (21 sq mi) and has a population of 1981 people (2002).

History: the first settlement's was built by the sarmata's and the avars. There was some cemetery and iron working equipments founded. It first legal sign from the XI. century, named "Temerken". In the turkish times a small fortress defended the local peoples. The old village was a harbor to move trough the river Tisza. Nowadays, this is a typical agricultural village near to Csongrád town.

Coordinates: 46°37′N, 20°02′E