Magyarcsanád Cenadul Unguresc, Чанад | |
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  Magyarcsanád Location of Magyarcsanád in Hungary | |
| Coordinates:46°10′01″N20°37′01″E / 46.167°N 20.617°E /46.167; 20.617 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Great Plain |
| County | Csongrád |
| Subregion | Makói |
| Rank | Village |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.19 km2 (18.61 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 1,538 |
| • Density | 31.92/km2 (82.66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6932 |
| Area code | +36 62 |
| KSH code | 05962[1] |
| Website | www |
Magyarcsanád (Romanian:Cenadul Unguresc;Serbian:Чанад,romanized: Čanad) is a multi-ethnicvillage located inCsongrád-Csanád County, southeasternHungary, near theMureș (Maros) River. The river Maros forms the border between southern Hungary andRomania.
The village has an outskirt calledBökény directly near the Maros. Here is atumulus (kunhalom) in which archeological artifacts were found.
Magyarcsanád has apartner-settlement,Comloșu Mare, inTimiș County, Romania.
An old stone cross was erected near Magyarcsanád in the Middle Ages. The cross still stands.
There is a small isle called 'Senki szigete' (English:No Man's Isle) some kilometers eastward from Magyarcsanád on the border river Maros. The isle is inhabited byPhalacrocoracidae (Phalacrocorax carbo).
As of 2022, the population is 78%Hungarian, 9.8%Romanian, 9.1%Gypsy, and 1.7%Serb. Magyarcsanád has four churches: aRoman Catholic, aCalvinist, aSerbian Orthodox, and aRomanian Orthodox one.
