Tömörkény

Tömörkény is a village near the town of Csongrád in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Tömörkény
Village
Culture house in Tömörkény
Coat of arms
Country	Hungary
County	Csongrád
Area
• Total	53.91 km2 (20.81 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	1,712[1]
• Density	37/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6646
Area code	63

Geography

It covers an area of 53.91 km² (21 sq mi) and in 2015 had a population of 1,712.^[1]

History

The first settlement was built by the Sarmatians and the Avars. Archeological excavations uncovered a cemetery and iron working equipment. The village first appeared in writing in the 11th century, as "Temerken".^{[clarification needed]} The colloquial form is 'temürkän', meaning 'arrowhead' (Oghuz Turkic equivalent is 'dämrän').^[2] In Turkish times, a small fortress defended the local people. The old village was a harbor to move through the Tisza River. Nowadays, it is a typical agricultural village.