Useful informations

Geographical position and general data:   -the town Nagykorös is situated: -in center of Hungarian Plain; -at 80 km away from capital of the country, Budapest; -between the rivers Danube and Tisa -from administrative point of view belongs to County Pest. -the name of the town derives from the ash tree, the most beautiful specimens of ash trees are found into the park situated in front of the Museum. -is situated at an altitude of 115 m above the see level. -the closest river is Tisa which is found about 30 km far away. -even if centuries ago the lakes and slushes were dominated the territory, nowadays them were drained and the only river which has remained is Körös.

 

Population:

 

Starting from XVIII century and until now, the population of the town have been had a dynamic increase, being at the moment at 25.000.

 

Architecture:

 

The specific aspect of the town is given by the most significant buildings: The Protestant Church, Nagykorös Town Hall, The Protestant Gymnasium “Arany Janos”, Romano- Catholic Church, Law Court, Archive, Cultural Center “Arany Janos”.

 

The emblem of the town:

 

-the shape of the emblem is an oval shield made from an ash tree in its natural colors on a red background;
-above the shield is placed a crown with 5 bastions;
-in 1696, when the first seal of the locality was realized, the crown wasn't represented, this appeared only in XVII century;
-green is the natural color of the tree;
-red is the usual color of other emblems;
-the crown represents the devotion for the leader.  

 

Climate of the town:

-average temperature: 10,5 C
-winter temperature: -2 C
-summer temperature: 20 C
-rainfall: on summer: 50- 55mm/ square meters, on winter: 25- 30 mm/ square meters.

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