Szentes is a town in Csongrad County in southeastern Hungary, near the Tisza River, with a 2015 population of 27,898 across 353.25 square kilometers, making it the third most populous municipality in the county after Szeged and Hodmezovasarhely. The surrounding region has been inhabited since prehistoric times, evidenced by the Szegvar-Tuzkoves idol, a rare Neolithic depiction of a male deity found nearby, while the town itself was first documented around 1332.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude46.651944 degrees north 1 FAQs
What is the Szegvár-Tűzkövesi idol found near Szentes?
A rare Neolithic depiction of a male deity discovered in the Szentes area.
The Szegvár-Tűzkövesi idol is a Neolithic figure discovered in the area of Szentes. It is one of the only depictions of a male deity known from the Neolithic period, which is part of the evidence that people lived around Szentes long before the town was first documented in 1332.
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1. Szentes (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 24,482 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 46.651944, longitude 20.257222
P2046 (area)
area 353.25 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 24482 (2025)
View the Source2. Szentes (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1332
The town was first documented about the land-division in 1332 and called "Scenthus".
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1332
The town was first documented about the land-division in 1332 and called "Scenthus".
Source text, founding-year: 1332
The town was first documented about the land-division in 1332 and called "Scenthus".
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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