Vásárosnamény is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It also includes Vitka since 1969, and in 1939 Gergelyi and Ugornya formed by uniting Gergelyiugornya.

Vásárosnamény
Town hall of Vásárosnamény
Town hall of Vásárosnamény
Flag of Vásárosnamény
Coat of arms of Vásárosnamény
Vásárosnamény is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Vásárosnamény
Vásárosnamény
Vásárosnamény is located in Hungary
Vásárosnamény
Vásárosnamény
Coordinates: 48°7′36″N 22°19′6″E / 48.12667°N 22.31833°E / 48.12667; 22.31833
Country Hungary
RegionNorthern Great Plain
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
DistrictVásárosnamény
Area
 • Total65.66 km2 (25.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total9,325
 • Density142/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4800, 4802–4804
Area code45
Websitehttps://vasarosnameny.hu/

Postal history edit

Prior to the breakup of Hungary at the end of World War I, the town was in Bereg county. The Post office was established in 1836. The postmaster began using a straight line postmark in 1839. In 1848, the post office began using the standard Hungarian double circle postmark.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Handbook of the Pre-stamp Postmarks of Austria by Edwin Mueller, 1960