Újfehértó (Yiddish, German: Ratzfert) is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Újfehértó | |
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 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Újfehértó Location in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′56″N 21°41′00″E / 47.79889°N 21.68333°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.88 km2 (54.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 13,611 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4244 |
| Area code | 42 |
| Website | http://www.ujfeherto.hu/ |
History edit
By 1920, the Jewish population had reached 1,303 people, 11% of the total population. On 17 May 1944, the 400 Jewish families living in the village were deported to Auschwitz via Nyirjes and Sima.
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Notable people edit
- András Toma (1925–2004), probably the last prisoner of war (1945–2000) from the World War II to be repatriated
- Erika Marozsán (born 1972), actress
- János Marozsán (born in 1965), footballer
- Gábor Péter (1906–1993), Communist politician and secret police leader
- Teitelbaum family of Satmar Hasidic rabbis (see Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar))
- Ferenc Zajti (1886–1961), orientalist, painter, representative of Hungarian Turanism
Gallery edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". ujfeherto.hu (in Hungarian). Újfehértó. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
External links edit
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