Mérk Explained

Official Name:Mérk
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mérk in Hungary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Hungary
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg}}
Subdivision Type2:County
Area Total Km2:25.08
Area Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:47.7833°N 44°W
Postal Code:4352
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+36 44
Area Code Type:Area code
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Total Type:Total
Population Total:2073
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[2]

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

Geography

It covers an area of 25.08km2 and has a population of 2073 people (2012).

The village of Mérk is situated 62km (39miles) southeast of the Hungarian town Nyíregyháza. This area is part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county located in the northeast corner of Hungary. In 2012, Mérk had 2073 inhabitants. The number of houses in the community was 817. The village is close to the border between Hungary and Romania that crosses this area in an East to West direction at the River Kraszna. Geographically, the area constitutes a juncture of the sandy Nyírség Plain and the marshlands of Ecsed.

Art relics and tourist attractions in the village

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=07463 Mérk
  2. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=07463 Mérk