Újfehértó | |
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) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
)  Újfehértó | |
| 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 | 97.4/km2 (252/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4244 |
| Area code(s) | 42 |
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary
Újfehértó (Yiddish, German: Ratzfert) is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
History
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.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Újfehértó is twinned with:
Braniștea, Romania
Kursk, Russia
Nymburk, Czech Republic
Doberdò del Lago, Italy
Harta, Poland
Šahy, Slovakia- Żarów, Poland
People
The names are rendered according to the common Western convention, given name followed by surname.
- András Toma (1925–2004), probably the last prisoner of war (1945-2000) from the Second World War to be repatriated
- Erika Marozsán (born 1972), actress
- János Marozsán (born in 1965 in Újfehértó), former professional Hungarian footballer and father of German footballer Dzsenifer Marozsán
- Gábor Péter (born Benjámin Eisenberger; 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
See also
- Teitelbaum, Satmar, Klausenberg
- Nagykalló, Kalov
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