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.
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