Karcag

Karcag(Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈkɒrt͡sɒg]) is a largetowninJász-Nagykun-Szolnokcounty, in theNorthern Great Plainregionof centralHungary.

Karcag
Town
City Hall in Karcag
Flag Coat of arms
Karcag Location of Karcag
Coordinates:47°18′40″N20°54′58″E
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District	Karcag
Area
• Total	368.63 km2(142.33 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	19,732
• Density	61.25/km2(158.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	5300
Area code	(+36) 59
Website	karcag.hu

Geography

Karcag covers anareaof 368.63 km²(142 sq mi) and has apopulationof 20,632 people (2011).

Transport

Aerial view of the Zádor Bridge

Karcag has its ownrailway station,butInterCitytrains do not stop here.

Significant minority groups
Nationality	Population (2011)
German	48
Romanian	20
Russian	8
Slovakian	8
Serbian	6

Politics

The current mayor of Karcag is László Dobos (Fidesz-KDNP).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the2019 local government elections,is made up of 12 members (1 Mayor, 8 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:

Party		Seats	Current Municipal Assembly
	Fidesz-KDNP	9	M
	Jobbik	2
	Momentum Movement	1

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Karcag istwinnedwith:

• Cristuru Secuiesc,Romania (1990)
• Kunszentmiklós,Hungary (2009)
• Lazdijai,Lithuania (2004)
• Lednice,Czech Republic (2006)
• Merki District,Kazakhstan (1998)
• Moldava nad Bodvou,Slovakia (1998)
• Schwarzheide,Germany (2004)
• Stara Moravica (Bačka Topola),Serbia (1994)

Notable people

• István Varró(died in 1770), the last speaker of theCuman language
• ColonelMichael de Kovats(1724–1779), the father of the US cavalry, a Hungarian hussar was born in Karcag
• Avram Hershko(born 1937), Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry
• Margit Sebők(1939–2000), painter and educator
• Kevin Varga(born 1996), footballer
• Mihály Varga(born 1965), politician, since 2013 Minister of National Economy
• Suzi Diamond, Holocaust survivor.

External links

• Official websitein Hungarian, English, German and Italian