Mezőtúr is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, Hungary, located southeast of Budapest. The town is known for its pottery, and for large cattle herds raised on communal lands that also produce wheat, rapeseed and maize, and it holds several well-attended fairs each year.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Latitude47.004167 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Mezőtúr (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 47.004167, longitude 20.618056
P2046 (area)
area 289.72 sq km
View the Source2. Mezőtúr (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1205
Later it was named Mezőtúr (mező means field, referring to the good soil of the Great Plain.) The town was first mentioned under King Andrew II (1205-1235) as villa Tur.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1235
Later it was named Mezőtúr (mező means field, referring to the good soil of the Great Plain.) The town was first mentioned under King Andrew II (1205-1235) as villa Tur.
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