Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

      Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

      Coat of arms
      Country Hungary
      Region Northern Great Plain
      County seat Szolnok
      Area
       • Total 5,582 km2 (2,155 sq mi)
      Population
       • Total 399,000
       • Density Bad rounding here71/km2 (Bad rounding here190/sq mi)

      This article is about the modern county, for the historical one see Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (former county).

      Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Békés, Csongrád, and Bács-Kiskun. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. The capital of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county is Szolnok. Its area is 5582 km². Before approximately 1990, the name of the county was Szolnok. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa (Duna-Körös-Maros-Tisza) euroregion. The county is named after the Cumans (Kun) who settled there, among other places.

      See also

      • Cumans - the ancient nomadic warriors which the county is named after
      Mezőtúr - City hall - aerial photo

      Coordinates: 47°15′N 20°30′E / 47.250°N 20.500°E / 47.250; 20.500

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