Csenger is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is known for being the poorest town in Hungary. In 2023, the Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters announced that it is constructing a new prison in the town, with inmates producing metal and wooden furnishings for the new facility.
Geography The town covers an area of and has a population of 4,870 people (2015). It lies on left bank of the river Szamos, on the border with Romania.
Twin towns – sister cities
Csenger is twinned with: Covasna, Romania Hauenstein, Germany Negrești-Oaș, Romania Tășnad, Romania Vetiș, Romania
Natives
István Apáti, jurist and politician
References
External links
in Hungarian