Püspökladány
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Püspökladány is the sixth largest town of Hajdú-Bihar
county in North Eastern Hungary
with a population of approximately 16,000 people. It is located southeast of Debrecen
at the juncture of three regions: Sárrét, Hortobágy
and Nagykunság. It is an important transportation hub at the junction of national highway 4 from Budapest
to Záhony
, and national highway No. 42 from Romania
to Biharkeresztes
. The town is served by four different rail lines.
Hajdú-Bihar
Hajdú-Bihar is an administrative county in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Békés. The capital of Hajdú-Bihar county is Debrecen...
county in North Eastern Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
with a population of approximately 16,000 people. It is located southeast of Debrecen
Debrecen
Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
at the juncture of three regions: Sárrét, Hortobágy
Hortobágy
Hortobágy is both the name of a village in Hajdú-Bihar county and an 800 km² national park in Eastern Hungary, rich with folklore and cultural history. The park, a part of the Alföld , was designated as a national park in 1973 , and elected among the World Heritage sites in 1999...
and Nagykunság. It is an important transportation hub at the junction of national highway 4 from Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
to Záhony
Záhony
Záhony is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.It covers an area of and has a population of 4675 people . It is near the Ukraine border and was part of Ung county before Trianon Treaty. Road and railway border crossings into Ukraine are...
, and national highway No. 42 from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
to Biharkeresztes
Biharkeresztes
Biharkeresztes is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 4227 people ....
. The town is served by four different rail lines.