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Tiszaalpár

village in Hungary

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ914786 ↗
Source-derived summary

Tiszaalpár is a large village (nagyközség) in the Tiszakécske District of Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary.

Geography

The village lies in the eastern part of the county, on the right bank of the Tisza river. Its neighbors are Lakitelek to the north, Tiszaug to the northeast, Tiszasas to the east, Csongrád to the southeast, Kiskunfélegyháza to the southwest, and Nyárlőrinc to the northwest.

Transportation

By road, Tiszaalpár is accessible from the directions of Kecskemét, Csongrád, and Kiskunfélegyháza. From Kecskemét, one can take Main road 44 to Lakitelek-Kapásfalu (km 24), turn southeast toward Tőserdő on Road 4505, and then connect to Road 4625, which passes through the village. Road 4625 also serves as the main access route from Kiskunfélegyháza. From Csongrád, the village is reached by taking Road 4502 (branching off from Route 451) and then turning northeast onto Road 4501.

By train, the village is accessible via MÁV's Line 145 (Kiskunfélegyháza–Kunszentmárton line). There are four stops within the municipality:

Tiszaalpár felső (Tiszaalpár Upper) serving the settlement of Árpádtelep along Road 4625.

Tiszaalpár railway station near the center, served by Road 45303.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Tiszaalpár” as village in Hungary. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tiszaalpár, village and Hungary.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current 179-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1973. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tiszaalpár, village and Hungary providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Tiszaalpár”, the useful work is to connect “village in Hungary” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q914786. Authority coordinates are 46.817, 19.983. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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This entry incorporates text from “Tiszaalpár” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.