Nagyrév

Nagyrév
Village

Coat of arms
Nagyrév
Coordinates: 46°56′31″N 20°08′57″E / 46.94194°N 20.14917°E / 46.94194; 20.14917Coordinates: 46°56′31″N 20°08′57″E / 46.94194°N 20.14917°E / 46.94194; 20.14917
Country  Hungary
County Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District Kunszentmárton
Area
 • Total 29.79 km2 (11.50 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 872
 • Density 29.27/km2 (75.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 5463
Area code(s) (+36) 56

Nagyrév is a village in Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok in central Hungary. It was the location of the Nagyrév Culture.

Between 1914 and 1929, a large group of female villagers calling themselves "The Angel Makers of Nagyrév" systematically poisoned to death an estimated 300 people in Nagyrév.


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