Konyár

Konyár is a village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Konyár
Coat of arms
Country	Hungary
County	Hajdú-Bihar
Area
• Total	41.70 km2 (16.10 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	2,183[1]
• Density	52.4/km2 (136/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4133
Area code	54

Location of Hajdú-Bihar county in Hungary

Etymology

The names comes from the Slavic koňar/koniar (a stableman or a horsekeeper).^[2] 1213/1150 Kanar.^[2]

Geography

It covers an area of 41.70 km² (16 sq mi) and has a population of 2183 people (2015).^[1]

Notable residents

• Péter Perjés (1968-), singer-songwriter, musician, and musicals director
• Alfred Tibor (1920 – 2017), sculptor

References

1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 03/09/2015
2. Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 352.

47°19′N 21°40′E