Tiszántúli

Tiszántúli is a Hungarian geographic term and adjective meaning "of or relating to Tiszántúl," the eastern portion of the Great Hungarian Plain (Alföld) in Hungary. The name comes from the Tisza River, which forms the western boundary of the region, with the area stretching eastward across sections of eastern Hungary.

Geographically, Tiszántúl comprises part of the eastern Alföld and includes plains, marshlands, and river corridors. Its best-known feature is the Hortobágy, the vast puszta area along the Tisza that is protected as the Hortobágy National Park, a UNESCO site. The region includes major cities such as Debrecen in Hajdú-Bihar County and Nyíregyháza in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, along with many smaller towns along the Tisza and its tributaries.

Economically, Tiszántúl is dominated by agriculture—cereals, sunflowers, and sugar beets—and livestock farming, with pastoral traditions still evident in the puszta. The area has a rich folk culture and distinct regional dialects within Hungarian. Ecology and landscape conservation are prominent due to the national park and wetland habitats that support migratory birds.

Historically, the term Tiszántúli appears in regional descriptions and ethnographic literature to distinguish the eastern plain from the western Trans-Tisza regions of the Alföld. In contemporary use, Tiszántúli may appear in company names, cultural projects, or geographic references to emphasize its eastern Hungarian identity.