Mórahalom

Mórahalom is a city in Csongrád-Csanád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Mórahalom is known for its thermal spa.

Mórahalom
City
Church of Saint Luke
Church of Saint Luke
Coat of arms of Mórahalom
Coat of arms
Mórahalom is located in Csongrád County
Mórahalom
Mórahalom
Mórahalom is located in Hungary
Mórahalom
Mórahalom
Coordinates: 46.21636°N 19.88946°E / 46.21636; 19.88946
Country Hungary
CountyCsongrád-Csanád
DistrictMórahalom
Government
 • MayotZoltán Nógrádi (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total83.15 km2 (32.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,090
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6782
Area code(+36) 62
Websitewww.morahalom.hu

Mórahalom is a developing town located 20 km (12 mi) far from Szeged, 12 km (7 mi) from the western exit of the M5 motorway, along the main road 55.

Etymology

The name of the town originates from the sand dune of “Móra Halma”, which was first mentioned in 1729. The exact area of Móra is unknown, however, it is known that its eponym was the family Móra who come from Szeged-Lower Town.

History

Since the founding of the town, it has developed incredibly due to the hard work and strong will of its inhabitants. The local farmers of the Sand Ridge taming the “golden eyed” sand enriched their settlement, which gained town rank in 1989.

The whole administrative area of the town is 8,311 ha, its outside urban area is 7.857 ha, its urban area is 454 ha with a population of 6,035. 1,587 of these inhabitants live in outside urban areas (farms).

The first industrial park of the Southern Great Plain was established here, the first qualified producing and selling union was organised here, more and more industrial workplaces are being created through small- and medium enterprise development programmes, the service sector is developing at a small regional level, and based on medical tourism a spa town has been established on the Sand Ridge region.

The town is said to have been at one point an epicentre of the European migrant crisis prior to further restrictions being put in place on migrants passing through.[1][2]

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Mórahalom is twinned with:[3]

References
  1. Hungary, Zoie O'Brien in (2016-10-02). "INVASION: The untold story of the town almost WIPED OUT by the migrant crisis". Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. "7 killed as car carrying migrants crashes in Hungary". CNN. Retrieved 2021-12-14 – via Reuters. Seven people were killed and four injured when a car with a Serbian license plate carrying migrants crashed into a house in Hungary late on Monday, after its driver refused to stop for a check, police said. The driver saw that police were checking cars in the village of Morahalom near the Serbian border and attempted to avoid them by speeding away, police told the MTI news agency on Tuesday. The car, which was carrying 10 migrants and was headed towards the town of Szeged, then crashed into a house and rolled over.
  3. "Testvértelepüléseink". morahalom.hu (in Hungarian). Mórahalom. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
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