Tömörkény is a village near the town of Csongrád in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
Tömörkény | |
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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
editIt covers an area of 53.91 km2 (21 sq mi) and in 2015 had a population of 1,712.[1]
History
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
- ^ Ligeti, Lajos. A Magyar nyelv Török kapcsolatai a honfoglalás előttes az Árpád-korban (in Hungarian). p. 543.
46°37′N 20°02′E / 46.617°N 20.033°E
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