Nagylak

For the town in western Romania, called Nagylak in Hungarian, see Nădlac.
Nagylak
Country  Hungary
County Csongrád
Area
  Total 4.70 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 619
  Density 132/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6933
Area code(s) 62
Location of Csongrád County in Hungary

Nagylak is a divided village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The biggest part of the village is called Nădlac. The town's name in Hungarian language means "big place". The Romanian and Slovak names derive from that.In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon divided the village. The railway station and an industrial factory stood in Hungary, but most of the village were transferd to Romania. Until the dissolution of Csanád County in 1950 the village were part of it.

Geography

It covers an area of 4.7 km2 (2 sq mi) and in 2002 had a population of 619.

Coordinates: 46°10′N 20°43′E / 46.167°N 20.717°E