Tiszántúl

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Tiszántúl or Transtisza is a geographical region of Hungary which lies between the Tisza river and the eastern border of the country (literal meaning: "beyond Tisza"). Alongside Kiskunság, it is a part of Great Alföld.[1]

It is a mainly a flat area, being part of the Great Hungarian Plain. The area is divided by the tributaries of the Tisza: the Körös and Maros rivers. The largest city of the area is Debrecen, other county capitals being Nyíregyháza and Békéscsaba.

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