Mende, Hungary Explained

Mende
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mende in Hungary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Hungary
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pest}}
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Subregion
Subdivision Name3:Nagykáta
Subdivision Type6:Rank
Area Total Km2:27.17
Area Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:47.4294°N 19.4576°W
Postal Code:2235
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+36 29
Area Code Type:Area code
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Total Type:Total
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2]
Website:www.mende.hu

Mende, Hungary is a village in Pest County, Hungary.

Population

The small city of Mende has a population of 4,149 population living in 152.7 /km² (395.5 /sq mi).

Mende Railway Disaster (1968)

Located on railway track from Budapest to Békéscsaba, Mende is known for the second worst railway accident in post-war Hungary. On December 22, 1968, a passenger train from Budapest Eastern Station to Szolnok collided with a freight train from Szolnok. 43 people were killed, most of them were women and children in the first two waggons.The passenger train rolled on the wrong, "left" track because his own was freshly re-opened after repair and a railway officer had forgotten that.

Climate

Mende has an Oceanic climate, with a Köppen climate classification of Cfb.

Bibliography

47.4167°N 46°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=03692 Mende
  2. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=03692 Mende