Subdivision Type: | Country |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hungary |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Újfehértó |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
Area Total Km2: | 140.88 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 13611 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4244 |
Area Code: | 42 |
Website: | http://www.ujfeherto.hu/ |
Újfehértó (Yiddish, German: Ratzfert) is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
By 1920, the Jewish population had reached 1,303 people, 11% of the total population. On 17 May 1944, the 400 Jewish families living in the village were deported to Auschwitz via Nyirjes and Sima.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary. Újfehértó is twinned with:[1]