Túrkeve
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| Country | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Mezőtúr |
| Area | |
• Total | 236.52 km2 (91.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,008[1] |
| • Density | 38.1/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5420 |
| Area code | (+36) 56 |
| Website | www |
Túrkeve is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of Hungary.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]It covers an area of 236.52 km2 (91.32 sq mi).[1]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 census, the total population of Túrkeve was 9,008, of whom there were 87.8% Hungarians and 2.4% Romani by ethnicity. 12.2% did not declare their ethnicity, excluding these people Hungarians made up 100% of the total population.[1] In Hungary people can declare more than one ethnicity, so some people declared a minority one along with Hungarian.[2]
Túrkeve is one of the least religious town in Hungary, 56.7% of the population was irreligious, while 17.9% was Hungarian Reformed (Calvinist) and 4.4% Roman Catholic.[1]
Travel
[edit | edit source]There used to be a railway (link to the Hungarian Wikipedia page) connecting Mezőtúr and Túrkeve, owned by MÁV. However, due to low ridership, this was closed in the 1960s, and the track was removed thereafter. With the closure of the only rail line between Túrkeve and any other city, the other form of transport is through road, including a daily bus service.
Politics
[edit | edit source]The current mayor of Túrkeve is Róbert Benedek Sallai (Independent).
The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 9 members (1 Mayor and 8 Individual list MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[3]
| Party | Seats | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||
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| Independent | 5 | M | |||||
| Fidesz-KDNP | 2 | ||||||
| MSZP | 2 | ||||||
Notable people from Túrkeve
[edit | edit source]- Alexander Finta (1881–1958), Hungarian-American artist
- Alexander Korda (1893–1956), Hungarian-British film producer
- Zoltan Korda (1895–1961), Hungarian-American film director
- Vincent Korda (1897–1979), Hungarian-British art director
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit | edit source]- France Auchel, France
- Hungary Mezőhegyes, Hungary
- Poland Porąbka, Poland
- Romania Salonta, Romania
- Ukraine Velykyi Bychkiv, Ukraine
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e Gazetteer of Hungary / Túrkeve
- ^ Hungarian census 2011 - final data and methodology
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External links
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- Official website in Hungarian
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