Záhony

Záhony
Záhony Location of Záhony
Coordinates: 48°25′01″N 22°10′59″E / 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183
Country	Hungary
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
• Total	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,675
• Density	699.71/km2 (1,812.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	4625
Area code(s)	45

Záhony (Ukrainian: Загонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

It covers an area of 6.97 km² (3 sq mi) and has a population of 4675 people (2005). It is near the Ukrainian border (at Chop and Solomonovo) and was part of Ung county before Trianon Treaty. Road and railway border crossings into Ukraine are located here. The Ukrainian town across the border is Chop.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Záhony is twinned with:

• Chop, Ukraine
• Čierna, Slovakia
• Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Gallery

• 
  The Tysa bridge at the Chop-Záhony checkpoint (view from the Ukrainian side).
• 
  Passport stamp from Záhony.

Coordinates: 48°25′N 22°11′E / 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183

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