Nyárlőrinc (formerly Koháryszentlőrinc) is a

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in Bács-Kiskun county, in the

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region of southern

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Geography

It covers an

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of and had a

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of 2336 people in 2015.

History

The centre of the village is home to the ruins of a church dating back to the early

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. The village was named after

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, to whom the village's

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church was dedicated. Under Turkish rule, the village was entirely depopulated, and its lands became incorporated into the town of

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as open pastureland. In 1899, an independent settlement was reformed, going by the name of Koháryszentlőrinc, but in 1913 the village was again subsumed under the jusdisction of Kecskemét. The settlement became independent again in 1950, at which point it was given its current name, Nyárlőrinc.

Demographics

As of 2023, the village has a total population of 2289, living in a total of 1009 homes. As of 2022, the town was 89.4% Hungarian, 0.4%

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, and 0.3%

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. The population was 42.9%

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, and 8.7%

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References

Populated places in Bács-Kiskun County {{Bacs-geo-stub