Klárafalva

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The area of the township, located on the left bank of the river Maros has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. The village has been around since the age of the Hungarian Conquest; it was known as Varsányitófalu in the 13^th century. The first written source, where it was references as Klárafalva is from 1488, having received its name from its temple devoted to Saint Claire. The village, which was destroyed during the Turkish occupation, was resettled by tobacco cultivators migrating here from Magyarcsanád in 1777. From 1801, the area was owned by Baron Gerliczy and his family, thus becoming a part of the lordship with Deszk at its center.

It is bordered by a flat area, around 30% of its area is covered by forest. The descendants of tobacco cultivators are mainly engaged in vegetable production.

The township was built on the side of Route 43 – connecting Szeged to Makó – towards the river Maros. The town hall and temple are located at the central square. It’s characterized by irregularly placed street. One of its parts, called Ófalu, is riddled with farms.

Properties are typically plotted in a comb shape. A few building at the edge of the township are placed in a saw tooth shape. Traditional streetscape mainly consists of gable houses. The established plotting method in most cases is as follows: single story houses with ridges perpendicular to the street, dwellings with high roofs on the street side or bordered by small gardens 2-3 meters wide. Their decoration is simple, restricted to frames and the gable facing the street, which are typically made of planks, brick or plaster. The walls of longhouses are plastered or made of loam and brick. Typically, they were built in the beginning of the 20^th century.

Traditional architecture mixes with cube-shaped houses with tent-roofs built in the 1960s’ which are also situated along the street side, the height of their frontage matches that of previously constructed buildings. The design of their frontage is simple.

There are more and more houses and properties used for recreation, people of the township go larger cities nearby for work.

The population of the township in 2015 was 462.