Magyarcsanád
Village in Southern Great Plain, Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magyarcsanád (Romanian: Cenadul Unguresc; Serbian: Чанад, romanized: Čanad) is a multi-ethnic village located in Csongrád-Csanád County, southeastern Hungary, near the Mureș (Maros) River. The river Maros forms the border between southern Hungary and Romania.
Magyarcsanád
Cenadul Unguresc, Чанад | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 46.167°N 20.617°E / 46.167; 20.617 | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Southern Great Plain |
County | Csongrád |
Subregion | Makói |
Rank | Village |
Area | |
• Total | 48.19 km2 (18.61 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 1,538 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6932 |
Area code | +36 62 |
KSH code | 05962[1] |
Website | www |
The village has an outskirt called Bökény directly near the Maros. Here is a tumulus (kunhalom) in which archeological artifacts were found.
Magyarcsanád has a partner-settlement, Comloșu Mare, in Timiș County, Romania.
An old stone cross was erected near Magyarcsanád in the Middle Ages. The cross still stands.
There is a small isle called 'Senki szigete' (English: No Man's Isle) some kilometers eastward from Magyarcsanád on the border river Maros. The isle is inhabited by Phalacrocoracidae (Phalacrocorax carbo).