Záhony
Záhony (Ukrainian: Загонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
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| Coordinates: 48.417°N 22.183°E | |
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| 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 |
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:
Gallery
The Tysa bridge at the Chop-Záhony checkpoint (view from the Ukrainian side).
Passport stamp from Záhony.
References
- Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
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