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Martfű

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Country
  
Hungary

District
  
Szolnok

Postal code
  
5435

Population
  
7,366 (2002)

Area code
  
56

County
  
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
23.08 km²

Local time
  
Monday 9:01 PM

Martfű

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 67% Humidity

Martfű is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Contents

Map of Martf%C5%B1, 5435 Hungary

Industry

Basically, as an industrial city was established. The village is dominated by light industry. The four major industrial plants located in Martfű:

  • Tisza Shoe Factory: Though designed prior to the outbreak of war. In 1941-42 a factory was established by the world-renowned Czechoslovak businessman, Dr.h.c., Jan Antonin Bata whose organization was based in Zlin, Czech Republic. The resulting factory complex and industrial town was built in Martfu, Hungary. The Hungarian shoe company called Cikta. The decades of the Kádár era Tisza Cipő became the country's largest shoe manufacturer.
  • Brewery: 1985, built by the surrounding businesses.
  • Vegetable Oil Factory: built between 1976-80. Primarily grown in the Great Plains sunflower, canola and soybean processing is carried out.
  • Tisza Ipartelep plants: various industrial plants in the industrial and service center.

    • Note: It is well known that Jan A. Bata was a courageous supporter and defender of Czechoslovakia and is responsible for rescuing thousands of Jewish families from the danger of wartime Europe.

    International relations

    Martfű is twinned with:

  • Tuchów, Poland; since 1999
  • Tăuții-Măgherăuș (Misztótfalu), Romania; since 2006

    • Geography

    It covers an area of 23.08 km2 (9 sq mi) and has a population of 7366 people (2002).

    References

    Martfű Wikipedia
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