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Salgótarján

Eastern Europe

Salgótarján is a city with county rights in Hungary and the capital of Nógrád County in the northeastern part of the country, making it the third least populous of Hungary's county capitals. The nearby Salgó Castle is a well known tourist attraction.

Facts
Population
30,416 1
Area (sq km)
93 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
299 1
Latitude
48.085278 degrees north 1
Longitude
19.786667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 4
Sources
1. Salgótarján (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 30,416 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 48.085278, longitude 19.786667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 299 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 93.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 30416 (2025)
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2. GeoNames: Salgótarján - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 242 m
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3. 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 48.25, 19.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 48.25, 19.75
48.25 19.75 Cfb
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4. GeoNames: Salgótarján - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3045643
Quote, cities500 record 3045643
48.09872 19.80303 P PPLA HU 14 34627 242 Europe/Budapest
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Salgótarján (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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