Ferencszállás
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Ferencszállás | |
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| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 605[1] |
| • Density | 104.5/km2 (271/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6774 |
| Area code | 62 |
Ferencszállás is a village in the Szeged District of Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Geography[edit]
It covers an area of 5.79 km2 (2 sq mi) and has a population of 605 people (2015).[1] The village is accessible via Hungary's Highway 43. The town lies along the river Maros, 10.5 kilometers west of Makó.
History[edit]
The village of Ferencszállás was founded in 1828 by the Hungarian baron Gerliczy Ferenc, from whom its name derives. Ferencszállás is located on a plain once known as Kukutyin puszta, which was the site of tobacco drying barns between 1810 and 1814.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
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