Csenger is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the

Northern Great Plain The Northern Great Plain ( hu, Észak-Alföld) is a statistical ( NUTS 2) region of Hungary. It is part of the Great Plain and North (NUTS 1) region. The Northern Great Plain includes the counties of Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Sza ...

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of eastern

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

Geography

The town covers an

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of and has a

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of 4,870 people (2015). It lies on left bank of the river Szamos, on the border with

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

Twin towns – sister cities

Csenger is twinned with: *

Covasna Covasna (, hu, Kovászna, , german: Kowasna) is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of . It is known for its natural mineral waters and mofettas. The town administers one village, Chiuruș ( hu, Csomakőrös). The ...

, Romania *

Hauenstein Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau. Hauenstein is the seat of the ''Ver ...

, Germany *

Negrești-Oaș Negrești-Oaș (; hu, Avasfelsőfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare. Two villages, Luna (''Lunaforrás'') and Tur (''Túrvékonya''), are administered by the town. The name ''Negrești' ...

, Romania * Tășnad, Romania *

Vetiș Vetiș ( hu, Vetés, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 4,475 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Decebal (''Újtelep''), Oar (''Óvári'') and Vetiș. Demographics Ethnic groups (2002 ce ...

, Romania

References

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* in Hungarian Populated places in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County {{Szabolcs-geo-stub