Sarkad, Hungary

For the villages also called Sarkad in Hungary, see Sarkadtanya and Sarkadkeresztúr.

Sarkad is a town in Békés County, Hungary.

Sarkad
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Sarkad Location of Sarkad in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°45′N 21°23′E
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Great Plain
County	Békés
Area [1]
• Total	125.57 km2 (48.48 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	10,463
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5720
Area code	+36 66
Website	http://www.sarkad.hu

Location

• on the right bank of Fekete-Körös river
• 14 km north of Gyula

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Sarkad is twinned with:^[3]

• Baraolt, Romania
• Niestetal, Germany
• Salonta, Romania
• Snagov, Romania

Notable people

• Sándor Képíró, gendarmerie captain
• Loránd Kesztyűs, physician, immunologist, and pathophysiologist
• Sándor Kónya, opera singer