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Derecske

Eastern Europe

Derecske is a town in Hajdu-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary, first documented in 1291. It serves as the seat of Derecske District and recorded a population of 8,734 in 2015.

Facts
Population
8366 1
Area (sq km)
103.58 1
Founding Year
1291 2
Founding Year
1291 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Latitude
47.353689 degrees north 1
Longitude
21.571781 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Derecske (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 8,366 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 47.353689, longitude 21.571781
  • P2046 (area)
    area 103.58 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 8366 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Derecske
Wikipedia (Hungarian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1291
    A település neve az írásos emlékekben 1291.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1291
    A település neve az írásos emlékekben 1291.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1291
    A település neve az írásos emlékekben 1291.
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3. GeoNames: Derecske - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 721428
    47.35 21.56667 P PPLA2 HU 10 9207 96 Europe/Budapest
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 96 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 21.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 47.25, 21.75
47.25 21.75 Cfb
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Derecske (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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