1 THE REVIEW OF SOCIAL GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MAGYARCSANÁD

Hungary, near to the Hungarian-Romanian border. We made an analysis based on various methods in this multicultural (Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian and Roma) settlement. After 1920 Magyarcsanád became border-situated, and the space connections of its inhabitants with the Banat region got restricted. The development of the village could be helped by the renewal of the cross-border connections, and with utilizing the circumstances arising from the advantageous inner (cultural and natural values) and outer factors (the EU-membership of Romania, regionalism). The spatial isolation of Magyarcsanád could be lessened with the rebuilding of the nearby border bridge(s). The village tourism of Magyarcsanád should be established which does not exist there, yet. Key worlds: Magyarcsanád rural geography social geography rural development Our study was made in the framework of an university project work. Magyarcsanád is a multicultural (Hungarian-Romanian-Serbian-Roma spoken) village with 1560 (2005) population which is situated in Hungary, in the southeast part of Csongrád county, at the right-river bank of the river Mureş (in Hungarian: Maros), in the microregion of Makó, directly near to the Hungarian-Romanian border (Fig. 1). The physical geographical conditions of Magyarcsanád are good. The settlement was a station among merchant roads for centuries. (MARJANUCZ, L. 2002). The favourable natural conditions ensure good conditions for agriculture. The village is situated 14 kms away fro