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Town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary
| Martfű | |
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| Town | |
 Szent István Square | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
  MartfűLocation of Martfű | |
| Coordinates: 47°1′1″N 20°17′2″E / 47.01694°N 20.28389°E / 47.01694; 20.28389 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Szolnok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.08 km (8.91 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,237 |
| • Density | 319/km (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5435 |
| Area code | (+36) 56 |
| Website | martfu |
Martfű is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
Industry
The town is dominated by light industry, including the following:
- Tisza Shoe Factory: Though designed prior to the outbreak of war, in 1941–42, a factory was established by the Czechoslovak businessman Jan Antonin Bata, whose organization was based in Zlín. During the decades of the Kádár era, Tisza Cipő became the country's largest shoe manufacturer.
- Brewery: 1985, built by the surrounding businesses.
- Vegetable Oil Factory: built between 1976 and 1980. Primarily grown in the Great Plains sunflower, canola and soybean processing is carried out.
- Tisza Ipartelep plants: various industrial plants in the industrial and service center.
Martfű Monster
The town is infamous for serial killer Péter Kovács, who is known as the Martfű Monster.
International relations
Martfű is twinned with:
Tuchów, Poland; since 1999
Tăuții-Măgherăuș (Misztótfalu), Romania; since 2006
Gallery
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Aerial photography of Martfű
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Martfű name written in Szekely-Hungarian script and Latin letters.
Geography
Martfű covers an area of 23.08 km (9 sq mi) and has a population of 7366 people (2002).
References
- "Home". martfu.hu.
- Martfű twinning
External links
| Towns and villages of Szolnok District | ||
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| City with county rights (1) |
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