Jászárokszállás
Town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary
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Jászárokszállás is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
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 Aerial photography of the town | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Jászárokszállás Location of Jászárokszállás | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′31″N 19°58′43″E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Jászberény |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.17 km2 (29.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 7,756[1] |
| • Density | 100.5/km2 (260.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5123 |
| Area code | (+36) 57 |
| Website | www |
Geography
It covers an area of 77.17 km2 (30 sq mi) and has a population of 7914 people (2014).
History
First mention of Jászárokszállás was in the beginning of the 14th century.
Sights and attractions
- The Faragó Mill in Jászárokszállás
- The Surányi Mill in Jászárokszállás
- Jászárokszállás Külső Fogadó (Széchenyi út 104.)
- Jászárokszállás Szentháromság Roman Catholic Church built between 1761 and 1767
- Town hall built in 1863 in romantic style
- Csörsz Vezér Hotel 'Nagyvendéglő' 1905 (Móczár Andor tér)
- Jász-ház 1882 - permanent ethnographic exhibition (Széchenyi út 31.)
- Industrial Association building
- Statue of Heroes in memory of the victims of the First World War 1924
- Jászárokszállás Thermal and Beach Bath
- Cubical statue 'Sculpture of Ignác Solymos' 1971
- World War II memorial stone
- Millennium Gate of Time
- 1956 revulution monument
- Workers' Fishing Association Jászárokszállás
- Lake Peres-lapos
Notable people
- János Görbe (1912–1968), actor
- Ferenc Donáth (1913–1986), politician
- Sándor Csányi (1953-), banker, investor, business magnate, philanthropist
- József Sándor (1892–?), wrestler
