Csenger

Csenger
Coat of arms of Csenger
Csenger is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Csenger
Csenger
Csenger is located in Hungary
Csenger
Csenger
Coordinates: 47°50′N 22°41′E / 47.833°N 22.683°E / 47.833; 22.683
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
DistrictCsenger
Area
 • Total36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total4,870
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4765
Area code(+36) 44
Websitewww.csenger.hu

Csenger is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is known for being the poorest town in Hungary. In 2023, the Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters announced that it is constracting a new prison in the town, with inmates producing metal and wooden furnishings for the new facility.[2]

  1. ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  2. ^ "Hungarian Inmates Assist in the Furnishing of the High-Tech Csenger Prison". HungarianConservative.com.