Újfehértó | |
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Coordinates: 47°47′56″N 21°41′00″E / 47.79889°N 21.68333°E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
Area | |
• Total | 140.88 km2 (54.39 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 13,611 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 4244 |
Area code | 42 |
Website | http://www.ujfeherto.hu/ |
Újfehértó ( Yiddish, German: Ratzfert) is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
By 1920, the Jewish population had reached 1,303 people, 11% of the total population. On 17 May 1944, the 400 Jewish families living in the village were deported to Auschwitz via Nyirjes and Sima.
Újfehértó is twinned with: [1]