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Szolnok (sôl`nôk), city (1991 est. pop. 78,700), E central Hungary, at the confluence of the Tisza and Zagyva rivers. It is a river port and a road and rail junction. Manufactures include furniture, textiles, chemicals, and paper. An old settlement, Szolnok was a flourishing salt-trading center from the onset of Arpad rule (late 9th cent.) until the 19th cent. The city also gained historical importance as a fortress disputed between the Magyars and the Turks. Szolnok has a large Franciscan convent, a college of engineering, and an artists' colony, founded in the 19th cent. Nearby are medicinal baths. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Even the company's non integrated mills perform well, with the Szolnok, Hungary, mill last year being listed as the lowest cost non-integrated producer of copier paper in Europe. Update on the Ken D - #1 well in Hungary and related activity on the Szolnok and Tompa Exploration permits In Hungary, Toreador plans to drill its first exploration well in the northern part of the Szolnok block. |
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