Győrtelek

Győrtelek is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county,[3] in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Győrtelek
Aerial photograph of Győrtelek
Coat of arms
Győrtelek
Location of Győrtelek in Hungary
Coordinates: 47.93°N 22.43°E / 47.93; 22.43
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Great Plain
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total14.78 km2 (5.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[2]
 • Total1,615
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4752
Area code+36 44
Websitehttp://gyortelek.hu/

Geography

It covers an area of 14.78 km2 (6 sq mi) and has a population of 1,615 (2013 estimate).[2]

Population
Year198019902001201020112013
Population 1,577 (census)[2]1,364 (census)[2]1,697 (census)[2]1,605 (estimate)[4]1,573 (census)[2]1,615 (estimate)[2]

History
The Reformat Church

It was recorded by the name of Gyerthelek in 1477; its meaning: the property of a person called György.

The Calvinist church was built of brick in 1822.[5]

Five Romanian nationals, including a child, died when their car (registered in Poland) crashed in Győrtelek in the early hours of June 8, 2014. In the accident, the car veered to the opposite lane of the road and crashed frontally with a bus and then with a van (registered in Harghita County). Four people in the bus and one travelling in the van suffered light injuries.[6][7]

References
  1. Győrtelek at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
  2. "Győrtelek Population Table". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. "Győrtelek City Info". CitySeek.org. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. "Helységnévkönyv adattár 2010". KSH (Hungarian Central Statisctical Office). 1 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Református Egyház Györtelek". gyortelekegyhaz.atw.hu/. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. "Five Romanians Die In NE Hungary Crash". dailynewshungary.com. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. "Fatal days in Szabolcs". debrecensun.hu. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.


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