Ököritófülpös

Coordinates: 47°55′N 22°31′E / 47.917°N 22.517°E / 47.917; 22.517
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Ököritófülpös
The vicarage of the Reformed church in Ököritófülpös
The vicarage of the Reformed church in Ököritófülpös
Flag of Ököritófülpös
Coat of arms of Ököritófülpös
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
 • Total33.43 km2 (12.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total2,015
 • Density60.28/km2 (156.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4755
Area code44
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary

Ököritófülpös is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Location[edit]

It is located in eastern region of the county on the Szatmári plain. Today the entire settlement lies on the left bank of the Szamos, but before the regulation of the river, only the present-day Ököritó and Mácsa settlement parts fell on the left bank, Fülpös was on the other side. The former river section that divided the present-day settlement into separate parts is now a backwater, which winds from Cégénydányád almost all the way to the border of Nábrád , approximately 25 kilometers long.

History[edit]

In 1910, a fire in a barn during a dancing-party killed 312 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

It covers an area of 33.43 km2 (13 sq mi) and has a population of 2015 people (2001).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "OFM's bureaucratic bungling on barn party issue leaves everyone scratching their heads". New Hamburg Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

47°55′N 22°31′E / 47.917°N 22.517°E / 47.917; 22.517