Püspökladány (pronounced ) is the sixth largest town of
Hajdú-Bihar county in North Eastern
Hungary with a population of approximately 16,000 people. It is located southwest of
Debrecen at the juncture of three regions:
Sárrét,
Hortobágy and
Nagykunság
Nagykunság ("Greater Cumania", la, Cumania Major) is a historical and geographical region in Hungary situated in the current Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county between Szolnok and Debrecen. Like other historical European regions called Cumania, it ...
. It is an important transportation hub at the junction of national highway 4 from
Budapest to
Záhony, and national highway No. 42 from
Romania to
Biharkeresztes
Biharkeresztes is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it ...
. The town is served by four different rail lines.
Twin towns – sister cities
Püspökladány is
twinned with:
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Fischamend, Austria
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Ghindari
Ghindari ( hu, Makfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: ; german: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
Component villages
The commune is composed of five ...
, Romania
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Hämeenlinna, Finland
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Hattem, Netherlands
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Krasnystaw, Poland
References
External links
* in Hungarian
Health Spa in PüspökladányWelcome to Püspökladány
Populated places in Hajdú-Bihar County
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