Jászárokszállás is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 7914 people (2014).

History First mention of Jászárokszállás was in the beginning of the 14th century.

Sights and attractions The Faragó Mill in Jászárokszállás The Surányi Mill in Jászárokszállás Jászárokszállás Külső Fogadó (Széchenyi út 104.) Jászárokszállás Szentháromság Roman Catholic Church built between 1761 and 1767 Town hall built in 1863 in romantic style Csörsz Vezér Hotel 'Nagyvendéglő' 1905 (Móczár Andor tér) Jász-ház 1882 - permanent ethnographic exhibition (Széchenyi út 31.) Industrial Association building Statue of Heroes in memory of the victims of the First World War 1924 Jászárokszállás Thermal and Beach Bath Cubical statue 'Sculpture of Ignác Solymos' 1971 World War II memorial stone Millennium Gate of Time 1956 revulution monument Workers' Fishing Association Jászárokszállás Lake Peres-lapos

Notable people János Görbe (1912–1968), actor Ferenc Donáth (1913–1986), politician Sándor Csányi (1953-), banker, investor, business magnate, philanthropist József Sándor (1892–?), wrestler

Twin towns – sister cities

Jászárokszállás is twinned with: Tarłów, Poland

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in Hungarian