Mórahalom
Encyclopedia
Mórahalom is a town
in Csongrád
county, in the Southern Great Plain
region
of southern Hungary
.
The town has a fortunate location near the southern borders of the country, Szeged and junctions as well. Regarding traffic, Mórahalom is a well-situated town and it serves as the ‘Gate of the South’. The well-preserved roads make it possible to transport on public roads or by rail. Transportation is also accessible through water because of the closeness of the river Tisza and the airport of Szeged is suitable for passenger transport. The location of Csongrád County and Mórahalom is favourable because the frontiers of three different countries are easily accessed. The town is just 12 km from the Serbian border and the Romanian border is within 45 km. Road No. 55 runs through the town and road No. 5512 runs along the town and leads to the border crossing station of Röszke. The junction point to the M5 motorway is 8 km from the town. Inside Mórahalom the quality of the road network is perfect. The public transportation is ensured with bus service.
Despite the fact that Mórahalom is not a large town, it offers significant cultural and recreation programmes. Everyone can find the most suitable occupation or activity according to his or her individual demand. Someone who wants to spend his or her leisure time in Nature has several possibilities from riding to hiking in the surrounding country. In the local nature conservation area around Madarász-tó (Bird Catcher Lake), there is an opportunity for camping. Within the town, the Erzsébet Thermal Spa stands at the service of those who are desirous of complete rest. The “Aranyszöm” Community House also provides cultural programmes and performances for those who are interested in Hungarian traditions.
Mórahalom was one of the founders of the Sand Ridge Micro-region – Homokhát Kistérség in Hungarian – that organizes the cooperation of 13 local authorities. The association of these settlements has a population of 45.000 and their territory is 65,042 hectares. The determining economic sector in the area is agriculture. According to observations, owing to the long established culture of production and the local climate, we have managed to cultivate uniquely delicious fruits and vegetables that are popular not just in Hungary but abroad too.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Csongrád
Csongrád
Csongrád is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. Formerly, the city also had the alternate Slavic name of Černigrad, which, like the Hungarian version, means "Black Castle" or "Black Town".-History:...
county, in the Southern Great Plain
Southern Great Plain
Southern Great Plain is a statistical region of Hungary. It is part of Great Plain and North region. Southern Great Plain includes the 3 counties:* Bács-Kiskun* Békés* Csongrád...
region
Region
Region is most commonly found as a term used in terrestrial and astrophysics sciences also an area, notably among the different sub-disciplines of geography, studied by regional geographers. Regions consist of subregions that contain clusters of like areas that are distinctive by their uniformity...
of southern Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Geography
The city of Mórahalom and Csongrád CountryThe town has a fortunate location near the southern borders of the country, Szeged and junctions as well. Regarding traffic, Mórahalom is a well-situated town and it serves as the ‘Gate of the South’. The well-preserved roads make it possible to transport on public roads or by rail. Transportation is also accessible through water because of the closeness of the river Tisza and the airport of Szeged is suitable for passenger transport. The location of Csongrád County and Mórahalom is favourable because the frontiers of three different countries are easily accessed. The town is just 12 km from the Serbian border and the Romanian border is within 45 km. Road No. 55 runs through the town and road No. 5512 runs along the town and leads to the border crossing station of Röszke. The junction point to the M5 motorway is 8 km from the town. Inside Mórahalom the quality of the road network is perfect. The public transportation is ensured with bus service.
Despite the fact that Mórahalom is not a large town, it offers significant cultural and recreation programmes. Everyone can find the most suitable occupation or activity according to his or her individual demand. Someone who wants to spend his or her leisure time in Nature has several possibilities from riding to hiking in the surrounding country. In the local nature conservation area around Madarász-tó (Bird Catcher Lake), there is an opportunity for camping. Within the town, the Erzsébet Thermal Spa stands at the service of those who are desirous of complete rest. The “Aranyszöm” Community House also provides cultural programmes and performances for those who are interested in Hungarian traditions.
Mórahalom was one of the founders of the Sand Ridge Micro-region – Homokhát Kistérség in Hungarian – that organizes the cooperation of 13 local authorities. The association of these settlements has a population of 45.000 and their territory is 65,042 hectares. The determining economic sector in the area is agriculture. According to observations, owing to the long established culture of production and the local climate, we have managed to cultivate uniquely delicious fruits and vegetables that are popular not just in Hungary but abroad too.