Tiszakanyár

Place in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
Coat of arms of Tiszakanyár
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Country HungaryCountySzabolcs-Szatmár-BeregArea
 • Total15.51 km2 (5.99 sq mi)Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,576[1] • Density101.5/km2 (263/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
4493
Area code45Websitehttps://www.tiszakanyar.hu
Ferenc Rakoczi II. - Tisa bridge - Tiszakanyár, Hungary
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary

Tiszakanyár is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 15.51 km2 (6 sq mi) and has a population of 1576 people (2015).[1]

History

The name of Tiszakanyár was first mentioned in contemporary deeds in 1381, and its name was written in its present form as early as the end of the 1300s.

In 1446 the village was owned by the Bezdédy family.

In 1477, the Leszesz Convention also acquired partial estates in the settlement.

From the 16th century to the beginning of the 20th century, its larger owner was the Convent of Leess.

In 1876 there was a great flood in the village, which destroyed much of the village, but the settlement was soon rebuilt.

Economy

References

  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 03/09/2015
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48°15′N 21°58′E / 48.250°N 21.967°E / 48.250; 21.967


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