Hortobágy, Hajdú-Bihar County, Northern Great Plain Region, Hungary
🇭🇺 Hortobágy is a village in Hajdú-Bihar County in eastern Hungary. It lies on the banks of the Hortobágy river, which is crossed at Hortobágy by the Nine-arched Bridge, one of the principal man-made monuments of the Hortobágy National Park. The park consists mainly of the remaining areas of Hungarian puszta.
2016 explosive incident On 1 July 2016, 4 demolition experts of the Hungarian Defence Force were killed and another seriously injured while attempting to detonate a 250 kilogram Russian-made fragmentation bomb manufactured shortly after WW2. The incident took place at a firing range within the Hortobágy National Park. The firing range covers 4,000 hectares (about 9,800 acres) and has been used for practice by the Hungarian armed forces for decades. It was reported that the detonator had already been removed when the explosion occurred. The remote and sparsely populated area was used as a shooting range by the Hungarian Army for decades following World War II. The soldiers will be honored with the Hazáért Érdemjel medal.
Budapest Time
Hortobágy has a population of over 1,410 people. Hortobágy also forms part of the wider Hajdú-Bihar County which has a population of over 537,268 people. Hortobágy is situated near Debrecen.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Hortobágy has links with:
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🇭🇺 Óbuda-Békásmegyer 47.567
🇺🇦 Voznesensk 47.567
🇭🇺 Rákospalota 47.567
🇨🇦 St. John's 47.561
🇨🇭 Frauenfeld 47.556
🇨🇭 Rheinfelden 47.55
Locations Near: Hortobágy 21.15,47.5833
🇭🇺 Debrecen 21.625,47.533 d: 36.1
🇭🇺 Miskolc 20.798,48.105 d: 63.7
🇭🇺 Nyíregyháza 21.727,47.953 d: 59.6
🇭🇺 Békés 21.133,46.767 d: 90.8
🇭🇺 Törökszentmiklós 20.417,47.183 d: 70.9
🇭🇺 Békéscsaba 21.091,46.679 d: 100.7
Antipodal to: Hortobágy -158.85,-47.583
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16728.3
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16568.4
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16153.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16076.4
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12521.3
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12416.3
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12400.4
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12397.3