Nagykőrös

Nagykőrös is a town in Pest County, Hungary.

Nagykőrös
Town
Szabadság Square
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pest county in Hungary
Nagykőrös Location of Nagykőrös
Coordinates: 47.033182°N 19.783981°E / 47.033182; 19.783981
Country	Hungary
County	Pest
District	Nagykőrös
Area
• Total	227.96 km2 (88.02 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	23,517
• Density	112.72/km2 (291.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2750
Area code	(+36) 53
Website	www.nagykoros.hu

János Arany taught there from about 1851, and a local museum is named for him.

Notable people

• Szabolcs Czira (b. 1951), politician
• Frigyes Hegedűs (1920–2008), pentathlete
• István Kecskés (b. 1980), boxer
• István Reszeli Soós (1962–2015), football manager
• Mór Réthy (1846–1925), mathematician
• János Zatykó (b. 1948), agrarian engineer and politician

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Nagykőrös is twinned with:^[1]

• Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy
• Espelkamp, Germany
• Haaksbergen, Netherlands
• Reghin, Romania
• Salonta, Romania