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Csongrád-Csanád ( ) is an administrative county (
comitatus Comitatus may refer to: *Comitatus (warband), a Germanic warband who follow a leader * ''Comitatus'', the office of a Roman or Frankish comes, translated as count. * ''Comitatus'', translated as county, a territory such as governed by medieval cou ...
or ''vármegye'') in southern
Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 and ...
, straddling the river
Tisza The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa (see below) is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national bo ...
, on the border with
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and
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties
Bács-Kiskun County Bács-Kiskun (, ) is a county (''vármegye'' in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created by the merger of the pre-World War II Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, ...
, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County and
Békés Békés (; ; ) is a town in Békés County, Hungary. It lies about north of Békéscsaba and east of Budapest. History The area of the present town has been inhabited since ancient times, due to its good soil and proximity to rivers. After ...
. The administrative centre of Csongrád-Csanád county is
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
. The county is also part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.


History

On October 3, 2017, the Hungarian Parliament passed a resolution to rename Csongrád County to Csongrád-Csanád County, which took effect on June 4, 2020. The resolution was submitted by
János Lázár János Lázár (born 19 February 1975) is a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. He was former leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group (2010–2012) and State Secretary, then Minister of Prime Minister's Office (2012–2018) in the ...
, then-Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, who called the renaming symbolic as more than a dozen settlements in the area still share Csanád County's identity.


Geography

This county has a total area of – 4,58% of Hungary. The area of Csongrád-Csanád County is flat. It has a high number of sunshine hours and excellent soil, which makes it the most important agricultural area of Hungary. Its most famous products are
paprika Paprika is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers, traditionally ''capsicum annuum''. It can have varying levels of Pungency, heat, but the peppers used for hot paprika tend to be milder and have thinner flesh than those used to produce ...
from
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
and
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s from
Makó Makó (, , Makowe, or , ) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 21,913 people and it has an area of , of which is arable land. Makó is the fourth-larges ...
, but grain, vegetables, and fruits are also significant. Half of the onions, paprika, and vegetables produced in Hungary are from Csongrád-Csanád. The county is also rich in oil and natural gas. The highest point is Ásotthalom (125 m), the lowest is Gyálarét (78 m; lowest point of Hungary).


Neighbours

* Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County in the North. *
Békés County Békés (, , ) is an administrative division (county or ''vármegye'') in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád-Csanád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital ...
in the East. * and in the South –
Timiș County Timiș () is a county (''județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical regions of Romania, historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Ro ...
,
Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( județ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative cente ...
,
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and
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*
Bács-Kiskun County Bács-Kiskun (, ) is a county (''vármegye'' in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created by the merger of the pre-World War II Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, ...
in the West.


Demographics

After the end of the Ottoman occupation in 1715, the county was nearly uninhabited, with a
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
of less than 5/km2. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the county was repopulated by ethnic
Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
from the relatively overpopulated northern and western counties of the
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. According to the 2001 census, the county is home for 423,826 people (216,936 people live in urban counties) with a population density is 100/km2. It has a Hungarian majority. In 2015, it had a population of 406,205 and the
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was 95/km2.


Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,000), Romanian (1,500), German (1,300) and Serb (1,300). Total population (2011 census): 417,456
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 367,193 persons: *
Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
: 355,554 (96.83%) *
Gypsies {{Infobox ethnic group , group = Romani people , image = , image_caption = , flag = Roma flag.svg , flag_caption = Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress , ...
: 4,720 (1.29%) *Others and indefinable: 6,919 (1.88%) Approximately 59,000 persons in Csongrád-Csanád County did not declare their ethnic group on the 2011 census.


Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to the 2011 census: *Catholic – 165,955 (
Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
– 164,060;
Greek Catholic Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to: * The Catholic Church in Greece * The Eastern Catholic Churches The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Ea ...
– 1,855); *
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– 29,289; *
Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...
– 3,488; * Orthodox – 923; *
Judaism Judaism () is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic, Monotheism, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jews, Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of o ...
– 263; *Other religions – 7,278; *
Non-religious Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, ration ...
– 90,836; *
Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the Existence of God, existence of Deity, deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the ...
– 6,585; *''Undeclared'' – 112,839.


Regional structure


Transport


Road network

In 2012, Csongrád-Csanád County had a dense network of public roads, in total length of 1,350 km, of which 281 km were main roads. Inland, connections were provided by 1,049 km of county and communal roads and 20 km were covered with light road surfaces. ;Highway network * runs from
Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
to Röszke (
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n border). ~ 47 km * ''runs from
Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas County in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...
to
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
. (planned)'' * runs from Szeged to Csanádpalota (
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
n border). - 58 km ;Road network * runs from Budapest to Röszke (Serbian border), via Kistelek and Szeged. - 52 km * runs from Szeged to Nagylak (Romanian border), via
Makó Makó (, , Makowe, or , ) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 21,913 people and it has an area of , of which is arable land. Makó is the fourth-larges ...
. - 55 km * runs from Makó to
Hódmezővásárhely Hódmezővásárhely (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the river Tisz ...
. - 30 km * runs from Makó to Kiszombor (Romanian border). - 6 km * runs from
Kunszentmárton Kunszentmárton is a small town of the county of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, central Hungary. Geography Körös River crosses the town from the north-east to the south. Twin towns – sister cities Kunszentmárton is Sister city, twinned with: * Tete ...
to Hódmezővásárhely, via
Szentes Szentes () is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád county, near the Tisza, Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. It is the third most populous town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Cso ...
. - 43 km * runs from Szeged to
Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...
, via Hódmezővásárhely. * runs from Szeged to
Bátaszék Bátaszék (, ) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary. The majority residents are Hungarians, with a significant minority of Germans. "The oldest tree of Bátaszék" won the title of European Tree of the Year 2016. The Roman Catholic writer Mikló ...
, via
Mórahalom Mórahalom is a town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád-Csanád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. It is a developing town located away from Szeged, from the western exit of the M5 motorway, along the main road 5 ...
. * runs from
Kiskunfélegyháza Kiskunfélegyháza () is a city in Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary. Geography Kiskunfélegyháza is located in the middle of the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budapest. M5 motorway, Highway 5, 451, Budapest–Cegléd–Szeged railway line ...
to Szentes, via Csongrád. * ''western bypass of Szeged.''


Politics


County Assembly

The Csongrád-Csanád County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors, with the following party composition:


Presidents of the County Assembly


Members of the National Assembly

The following members elected of the
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
during the 2022 parliamentary election:


Municipalities

Csongrád-Csanád County has 2 urban counties, 8
towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, 7 large villages and 43 villages. As a typical Great Plain county, Csongrád-Csanád has a relatively small number of municipalities. 72.5% of the population lives in cities/towns, so it is one of the most urbanized county in Hungary.List of localities in Csongrád county by area, population and status (2001 census), English
/ref> ;Cities with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011
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) *
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
(168,048) – county seat *
Hódmezővásárhely Hódmezővásárhely (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the river Tisz ...
(46,047) ;Towns *
Szentes Szentes () is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád county, near the Tisza, Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. It is the third most populous town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Cso ...
(28,509) *
Makó Makó (, , Makowe, or , ) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 21,913 people and it has an area of , of which is arable land. Makó is the fourth-larges ...
(23,683) * Csongrád (17,242) * Sándorfalva (7,871) * Kistelek (7,103) * Mindszent (6,914) *
Mórahalom Mórahalom is a town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád-Csanád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. It is a developing town located away from Szeged, from the western exit of the M5 motorway, along the main road 5 ...
(5,804) * Csanádpalota (2,923) ;Villages *
Algyő Algyő () is a large village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Gove ...
* Ambrózfalva * Apátfalva * Árpádhalom * Ásotthalom * Baks * Balástya * Bordány * Csanádalberti * Csanytelek * Csengele * Derekegyház * Deszk * Domaszék *
Dóc Dóc is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments con ...
* Eperjes * Fábiánsebestyén * Felgyő * Ferencszállás * Forráskút * Földeák * Királyhegyes * Kiszombor * Klárafalva * Kövegy * Kübekháza * Magyarcsanád * Maroslele * Mártély * Nagyér * Nagylak * Nagymágocs * Nagytőke * Óföldeák * Ópusztaszer * Öttömös * Pitvaros * Pusztamérges * Pusztaszer * Röszke * Ruzsa * Szatymaz * Szegvár * Székkutas * Tiszasziget * Tömörkény * Újszentiván * Üllés * Zákányszék * Zsombó municipalities are ''large'' villages.


Gallery

File:Fogadalmi templom (12498. számú műemlék) 19.jpg,
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
, the capital of the county File:Megyeháza (3538. számú műemlék) 45.jpg, County hall in
Szentes Szentes () is a town in south-eastern Hungary, Csongrád-Csanád County, Csongrád county, near the Tisza, Tisza river. The town is a cultural and educational center of the region. It is the third most populous town in Csongrád-Csanád County, Cso ...
File:Tápé-Rét.JPG,
Great Hungarian Plain The Great Hungarian Plain (also known as Alföld or Great Alföld, or ) is a plain occupying the majority of the modern territory of Hungary. It is the largest part of the wider Pannonian Plain (however, the Great Hungarian Plain was not par ...
in Csongrád-Csanád County File:Szélmalom (3523. számú műemlék) 3.jpg, Windmill near Szeged File:Volt Károlyi-kastély (3426. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, ''Károlyi Mansion'' in Nagymágocs File:Halászház (17255. számú műemlék) 4.jpg, Traditional house in Csongrád File:Kurcaparti tanösvény Mindszent - panoramio (42).jpg, ''River Kurca'' File:Erdők temploma Ópusztaszer.JPG, ''Church of Forests'' in Ópusztaszer


References


External links


Official site
in Hungarian
Délmagyarország (delmagyar.hu) - The county portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Csongrad County Counties of Hungary