Ferencszállás Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Ferencszállás
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Csongrád
Area Total Km2:5.79
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:605[1]
Population Density Km2:104.5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6774
Area Code:62

Ferencszállás is a village in the Szeged District of Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 5.790NaN0 and has a population of 605 people (2015).[1] The village is accessible via Hungary's Highway 43. The town lies along the river Maros, 10.5 kilometers west of Makó.

History

The village of Ferencszállás was founded in 1828 by the Hungarian baron Gerliczy Ferenc, from whom its name derives. Ferencszállás is located on a plain once known as "Kukutyin puszta", which was the site of tobacco drying barns between 1810 and 1814.

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015