Mórahalom
town in Hungary
Mórahalom is a town in Csongrád-Csanád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. It is close to the Serbian border.
Etymology
The name of the town originates from the sand dune of “Móra Halma”, which was first mentioned in 1729.
History
A 100.75 ha, agriculture-oriented industrial park was established near the town in 1997, housing 89 enterprises and employing 550 people as of 2015, and 106 businesses and 696 employed people as of 2019.
Twin towns – sister cities
Mórahalom is twinned with:
Sport
Speedway Maraton Salakmotor (B.S.K.) run motorcycle speedway events at the speedway track, 7 kilometres south of the city. The venue is located at (46°10′14″N 19°54′49″E), adjacent to the motocross track which was run by the speedway rider Róbert Nagy for several years and hosted an international meeting between Hungary and Poland in 2013.
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