Záhony Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Hungary Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg#Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Záhony
Official Name:Záhony
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area Total Km2:6.87
Population Total:4156
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4625
Area Code:45
Coordinates:48.417°N 22.183°W

Záhony (Ukrainian: Загонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, Northern Great Plain, eastern Hungary.

It covers an area of 6.970NaN0 and has a population of 4675 people (2005). It is near the Ukrainian border (at Chop and Solomonovo) and was part of Ung county before the Treaty of Trianon. Road and railway border crossings into Ukraine are located here. The Ukrainian town across the border is Chop.

Climate

Záhony's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The annual average temperature is, the hottest month in July is, and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is, of which July is the wettest with, while January is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on February 7, 2005 to on July 20, 2007.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Záhony is twinned with:

References

48.4167°N 33°W

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.