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Kiskőrös

Kiskőrös (, Kishkerish, , ) is a town in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary. Kiskőrös is situated between the Danube and Tisza rivers at around . Sándor Petőfi, the national poet of Hungary, was born here.

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_skyline: Szent József katolikus templom és Kiskőrös városháza, Kiskőrös1.jpg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_caption: Aerial view
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.image_shield: HUN Kiskörös Címer.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone: CET
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset: +1
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map: Hungary
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Kiskőrös
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.official_name: Kiskőrös
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.settlement_type: Town
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.subdivision_name1: Bács-Kiskun
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.area_total_km2: 102.23
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_total: 14452
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_as_of: 2009
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox Settlement >.population_density_km2: 143.3

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Prehistory and Ancient History
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Kiskőrös (, Kishkerish, , ) is a town in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary. Kiskőrös is situated between the Danube and Tisza rivers at around . Sándor Petőfi, the national poet of Hungary, was born here.

== Geography == Kiskőrös is the sixth biggest city in Bács-Kiskun county by population. It is located in the center of the county, east from the river Danube and south of Budapest. About north of the town lies the nature reserve area (since 1974) of Szücsi Forest as part of the Kiskun National Park. The flora includes close to 300 protected plant species, one of them a special species of orchid, which blossoms here in April. Moreover, there are 98 registered, protected bird species. Many of them are songbirds that coexist with birds of prey like kestrels, sparrow-hawks and hobbies.