Záhony | |
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Location of Záhony | |
Coordinates: 48°25′01″N 22°10′59″E / 48.417°N 22.183°E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
Area | |
• Total | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,675 |
• Density | 699.71/km2 (1,812.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 4625 |
Area code(s) | 45 |
Záhony (Ukrainian: Загонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
It covers an area of 6.97 km2 (3 sq mi) and has a population of 4675 people (2005). It is near the Ukrainian border and was part of Ung county before Trianon Treaty. Road and railway border crossings into Ukraine are located here. The Ukrainian town across the border is Chop.
Záhony is twinned with:
The Tysa bridge at the Chop-Záhony checkpoint (view from the Ukrainian side).
Passport stamp from Záhony.
Coordinates: 48°25′N 22°11′E / 48.417°N 22.183°E