Tiszafüred

Tiszafüred is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Tiszafüred
Town
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Tiszafüred
Location of Tiszafüred
Coordinates: 47°37′0″N 20°46′0″E
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
DistrictTiszafüred
Area
 • Total209.97 km2 (81.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total10,872[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5350
Area code(+36) 59
Websitetiszafured.hu

Geography

It covers an area of 209.97 km2 (81 sq mi) and has a population of 11,260 people (2015).[2] Tiszafüred is the biggest city of the Lake Tisza region, and it is the capital city of the Lake Tisza. It is a favourite tourist spot and offers many recreational activities such as water skiing, bush walking, and thermal baths.[3]

Politics

The current mayor of Tiszafüred is Imre Újvári (Fidesz-KDNP).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 12 members (1 Mayor, 8 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[4]

Party Seats Current Municipal Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 8 M              
  Mindenki Magyarországa 4                

Notable residents

International relations

Tiszafüred is twinned with:

References
  1. Tiszafüred, KSH
  2. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  3. https://tiszafuredszallasok.hu/en/?page_id=671
  4. "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Tiszafüred (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 29 October 2019.


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