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Nyírség

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye  (Hungarian)
Counties of Hungary
Skyline of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Flag of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
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Coat of arms of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Coat of arms
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Country Hungary
Region Northern Great Plain
County seat Nyíregyháza
Government
 • President of the General Assembly Oszkár Seszták (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total 5,935.83 km2 (2,291.84 sq mi)
Area rank 6th in Hungary
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 559,272
 • Rank 3rd in Hungary
 • Density 94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code 423x, 4244 – 4246, 4267, 43xx – 49xx
Area code(s) (+36) 42, 44, 45
ISO 3166 code HU-SZ
Website www.szszbmo.hu

Coordinates: 48°00′N 22°10′E / 48.000°N 22.167°E / 48.000; 22.167

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɒbolt͡ʃ ˈsɒtmaːr ˈbɛrɛɡ]) is an administrative county (Hungarian: megye) in north-eastern Hungary, bordering Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Hajdú-Bihar and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. The capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county is Nyíregyháza.

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county was organised after World War II from the previous counties Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg and Szabolcs. Before 1991, it was called Szabolcs-Szatmár county.

Many settlements founded after the conquest of the Magyars were largely devastated by the Mongol invasion in 1241. Recovery then took decades. The history of Nyíregyháza provides an illuminating example of this process. The Turks hardly succeeded in invading the northern parts of the region: therefore, many buildings from Árpád's age and the Medieval Era were preserved in relatively good state. In the Romanesque church of Csaroda, there are wall paintings dating back to the 13th century, and the Medieval churches of Nyírbátor have been almost completely preserved. In the 16th century, the spread of Protestantism and Calvinism brought about changes in town life.


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