Nagykőrös
Town in Pest, Hungary
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Nagykőrös is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
Nagykőrös | |
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Szabadság Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pest county in Hungary | |
  Nagykőrös Location of Nagykőrös | |
| Coordinates: 47.033182°N 19.783981°E | |
| 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 |
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
Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Italy
Espelkamp, Germany
Haaksbergen, Netherlands
Reghin, Romania- Salonta, Romania
