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Mérk

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official_nameMérk
settlement_typeVillage
image_shieldHUN Mérk COA.jpg
image_flagFlag of Mérk.svg
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pushpin_map_captionLocation of Mérk in Hungary
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameHungary
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subdivision_type2County
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area_total_km225.08
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postal_code4352
postal_code_typePostal code
area_code+36 44
area_code_typeArea code
timezoneCET
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timezone_DSTCEST
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total_typeTotal
population_total2073
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population_density_metro_km2auto
population_as_of2012
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Mérk is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 25.08 km2 and has a population of 2073 people (2012).

The village of Mérk is situated 62 km southeast of the Hungarian town Nyíregyháza. This area is part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county located in the northeast corner of Hungary. In 2012, Mérk had 2073 inhabitants. The number of houses in the community was 817. The village is close to the border between Hungary and Romania that crosses this area in an East to West direction at the River Kraszna. Geographically, the area constitutes a juncture of the sandy Nyírség Plain and the marshlands of Ecsed.

Art relics and tourist attractions in the village

  • The Roman Catholic Church was erected in 1882-84 in honour of St. Peter and St. Paul (eclectic)
  • The Protestant Church was erected between 1899 and 1914 (eclectic)
  • The memorial that was erected in honor of the people died in World War II; it is located in the space between the two churches
  • The tawdry barns (German folklore buildings)
  • A collection of hunter József Janovszky's trophy collection.

Notes

References

  1. [http://www.ksh.hu/apps/!cp.hnt2.telep?nn=07463 Mérk] at the [[Hungarian Central Statistical Office]] (Hungarian).
  2. Hungarian]]). 2012
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