Jászárokszállás

Jászárokszállás
Aerial photography of the town
Jászárokszállás
Location of Jászárokszállás
Coordinates: 47°38′31″N 19°58′43″E / 47.64194°N 19.97861°E / 47.64194; 19.97861
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
DistrictJászberény
Area
 • Total
77.17 km2 (29.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
7,756[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5123
Area code(+36) 57
Websitewww.jaszarokszallas.hu

Jászárokszállás is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 77.17 km2 (30 sq mi) and has a population of 7914 people (2014).

History

First mention of Jászárokszállás was in the beginning of the 14th century.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Jászárokszállás is twinned with:[2]

References

  1. ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2016. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2017
  2. ^ "Testvérvárosunk". jaszarokszallas.hu (in Hungarian). Jászárokszállás. Retrieved 29 April 2021.