Vásárosnamény

Vásárosnamény
City hall of Vásárosnamény
Coordinates: 48°7′36″N 22°19′6″E / 48.12667°N 22.31833°E / 48.12667; 22.31833Coordinates: 48°7′36″N 22°19′6″E / 48.12667°N 22.31833°E / 48.12667; 22.31833
Country	Hungary
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
• Total	65.66 km2 (25.35 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	9,325
• Density	142/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	4800, 4802–4804
Area code(s)	45

Vásárosnamény is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It also includes Vitka since 1969, and in 1939 Gergelyi and Ugornya formed by uniting Gergelyiugornya.

It is located at around 48°7′35″N 22°19′5″E / 48.12639°N 22.31806°E / 48.12639; 22.31806.

Prior to the breakup of Hungary at the end of World War I, the town was in Bereg county. The Post office was established in 1836. The postmaster began using a straight line postmark in 1839. In 1848, the post office began using the standard Hungarian double circle postmark.