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Sarkad is a town in Békés County, Hungary.
Sarkad | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sarkad Location of Sarkad in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′N 21°23′E / 46.750°N 21.383°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Great Plain |
| County | Békés |
| Area | |
• 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
edit- on the right bank of Fekete-Körös river
- 14 km north of Gyula
Twin towns – sister cities
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Notable people
edit- Sándor Képíró, gendarmerie captain
- Loránd Kesztyűs, physician, immunologist, and pathophysiologist
- Sándor Kónya, opera singer
References
edit- ^ Sarkad at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
- ^ Sarkad at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2009
- ^ "Pelikánszobor és díszkút Sarkadon". beol.hu (in Hungarian). BEOL. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian
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