Záhony

Záhony

Coat of arms
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 (2015)[1]
  Total 4,156
  Density 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 4625
Area code(s) 45
Website www.zahony.hu

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:

References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.

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


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