Country Hungary Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 36.63 km² Local time Saturday 10:32 PM | County Csongrád Postal code 6758 Population 3,303 (2002) Area code 62 | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Röszke is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The nearest town is Szeged 15 kilometres (9.3 mi).
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Map of R%C3%B6szke, Hungary
Sándor Rózsa, the legendary Hungarian bandit was born here in 1813.
Geography
It covers an area of 36.63 km2 (14 sq mi) and has a population of 3091 people (2013).
Border crossing
A major road border crossing on Hungary's M5 motorway into Serbia is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the village. On the other side of the border in Serbia the first settlement is Horgoš where the E75 in Serbia begins. During the European migrant crisis, the village served as a refugee camp for refugees.
References
Röszke Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA