Tömörkény is a village near the town of Csongrád in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Archeological excavations uncovered a cemetery and iron working equipment.

The village first appeared in writing in the 11th century, as "Temerken".

[clarification needed] The colloquial form is 'temürkän', meaning 'arrowhead' (Oghuz Turkic equivalent is 'dämrän').

[2] In Turkish times, a small fortress defended the local people.