Túrkeve
| Túrkeve | ||
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Calvinist church in Túrkeve | ||
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| Country |
 Hungary | |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 236.52 km2 (91.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 9,008[1] | |
| • Density | 38.1/km2 (99/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 5420 | |
| Area code(s) | 56 | |
Túrkeve is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of Hungary.[1]
Geography
It covers an area of 236.52 km2 (91.32 sq mi).[1]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the total population of Túrkeve was 9,008, of whom there were 87.8% Hungarians and 2.4% Romani by ethnicity. 12.2% did not declare their ethnicity, exlcluding these people Hungarians made up 100% of the total population.[1] In Hungary people can declare more than one ethnicity, so some people declared a minority one along with Hungarian.[2]
Túrkeve is one of the least religious town in Hungary, 56.7% of the population was irreligious, while 17.9% was Hungarian Reformed (Calvinist) and 4.4% Roman Catholic.[1]
Twin towns – Sister cities
Túrkeve is twinned with:
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Salonta, Romania -
Auchel, France -
Velykyi Bychkiv, Ukraine
Notable people from Túrkeve
- Alexander Finta (1881-1958), Hungarian-American artist
- Alexander Korda (1893-1956), Hungarian-British film producer
- Zoltan Korda (1895-1961), Hungarian-American film director
- Vincent Korda (1897-1979), Hungarian-British art director
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Coordinates: 47°06′N 20°45′E / 47.100°N 20.750°E