Ököritófülpös Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Ököritófülpös
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area Total Km2:33.43
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:2015
Population Density Km2:60.28
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4755
Area Code:44

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

Location

It is located in eastern region of the county on the Szatmári plain. Today the entire settlement lies on the left bank of the Szamos, but before the regulation of the river, only the present-day Ököritó and Mácsa settlement parts fell on the left bank, Fülpös was on the other side. The former river section that divided the present-day settlement into separate parts is now a backwater, which winds from Cégénydányád almost all the way to the border of Nábrád, approximately 25 kilometers long.

History

In 1910, a fire in a barn during a dancing-party killed 312 people.[1]

Geography

It covers an area of 33.430NaN0 and has a population of 2015 people (2001).

References

47.9167°N 53°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OFM’s bureaucratic bungling on barn party issue leaves everyone scratching their heads. New Hamburg Independent. 27 March 2014.