General Information
Szentes is located in the southern lowland region, in Csongrád county. The Tisza and Hármas-Kőrös rivers surround, the Kurca streamlet runs across the third most populous town of the county. (31.000 residents)
Szentes and its area are accessible on public road: on the M5 motorway from Budapest, on the E5 main road, then from the exit road of the motorway at Kiskunfélegyháza, on 451 road.
Budapest-Szentes 137 km.
M5 motorway- Szentes 35 km.
Hungarian-Romanian border - Szentes 49 km.
Szentes railway station is accessible from every direction (Budapest, Szeged, Orosháza) and people could continue their travel by train to other smaller towns of the area.
The Szentes Landing Place is suitable for the landing of excursion boats, power boats and rowing-boats. It is accessible via public roads, route 45- and 451 main roads.
Szentes has a grassy - not civil - sports airport. The airport is located at the road section of 45 main road, leading to Hódmezővásárhely, 4,8 kilometres from the town centre. The size of the field is 750x150 m., AFIS-usage is claimable.
The airport welcomes gliders, motor planes, hang-gliders. The radio frequency used is 123,950 MHz.
Accessibilityby roads:
Budapest – Szentes 137 km
M5 motorway – Szentes 35 km
Hungarian – Romanian border – Szentes 49 km
Hungarian – Serbian and Montenegrin border – 59 Km
By railway:
Szentes has a major railway station: on Budapest, Szolnok, Szeged, & Orosháza lines.
By water:
The river Tisza can be found 5 km from the city centre.
There is grass runway airport 5 km from the city centre which is suitable for smaller aircraft and helicopters.
The Hungarian state border and 4 border-crossings can be reached from Szentes by car in 60 minutes in four directions.
Röszke - Serbia and Montenegro Kiszombor - Romania
Nagylak – Romania Battonya - Romania
Accessibility of Szentes on present motor-roads:
Roads approaching Szentes in the future (2015)
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Township of Szentes:
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32.660 hectares (80,704 acres)
Szentes is the third biggest town in Csongrád County
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Altitude:
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78,5 - 85m
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Average sunshine hours per year:
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2100 hours
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Average total rainfall in a year:
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580 mm (23 inches)
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The densest geothermic field in Europe:
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there are 32 working thermal wells in the township.
The surface of the biggest artificial lake is 122 hectares (301 acres)
(Termáltó).
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Number of registered cars:
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8418
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Passenger cars:
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7256
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Vans and lorries:
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1162
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All the roads in the town are paved.
Public main sewage utility rate will be 95% by 2006. |
