Tiszarád Explained

Tiszarád
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tiszarád in Hungary
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Hungary
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg}}
Subdivision Type2:County
Area Total Km2:9.23
Area Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code:4503
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:+36 42
Area Code Type:Area code
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Total Type:Total
Population Total:558
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Density Metro Km2:auto
Population As Of:2015
Population Footnotes:[2]

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

Geography

It covers an area of 9.230NaN0 and has a population of 558 people (2015).[2]

History

The name of Tiszarád (Rád) was first mentioned in diplomas in 1445, when it was used today. It was owned by the Kemecsey family at the time.

At the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, it was owned by several families: the Bakó, Borbély, Fejér, Garay, Harsányi, Laskay, Mikecz, Nemess, Korniss, Patay and Zoltán families.

Among the former place and vineyard names of the settlement, the names Estfalva, Mihóksziget, Szelletó, Porosztó, Orsolyasziget and Szívtó were still known here at the beginning of the 20th century.

Samu Borovszky wrote about the village in the early 1900s: "Rád, a small village with 68 houses and 460 inhabitants, mainly of the Reformed religion. His post office, telegraph and railway station are in Kemecse.

The village was famous for its fruit production, even at the beginning of the 20th century most of the orchards of the village were floodplain orchards.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=10205 Tiszarád
  2. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015