Dombrád

Dombrád
Aerial photo: Dombrád - Nature

Coat of arms
Country  Hungary
County Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
  Total 51.84 km2 (20.02 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
  Total 4,015
  Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 4492
Area code(s) 45

Dombrád is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Etymology

The name comes from a Slavic personal name, compare with Czech Domorád, Domorod or Serbo-Croatian Domorad.[2]

Geography

It covers an area of 51.84 km2 (20 sq mi) and has a population of 4015 people (2015). www.dombrad.hu

Freestyle

The town has become famous on the internet as it is the home of two of the most famous Football Freestylers in the world Sűrü Fx Tamás and Roland Rocco Karászi. Many Freestylers are stunned at the extreme level of the two legends from this obscure Hungarian village. Palle famously said "there is something amazing in the water of Dombrad, and i should like to drink it". The streets of Dombrad have been viewed by millions on the web due to these incredible guys. Many have said that "Fx is the king".

References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 184.

Coordinates: 48°14′N 21°56′E / 48.233°N 21.933°E / 48.233; 21.933

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