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Elek
Elek (, ) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. Geography The town covers an area of and had a population of 5,567 in 2002. History * 1232 : First mentioned * 1566-1696 : Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule (Ottoman wars in Europe) * 1724 : settling of German colonists (predominantly from Franconia) * 1739 : Bubonic plague * 1894 : Artesian aquifer * 1920 : Elek becomes border town (Treaty of Trianon) * 1946 : Flight and expulsion of Germans during and after WWII, Expulsion of German inhabitants, about half the population * 1996 : Elek given town status Twin towns Elek is town twinning, twinned with: * Gerolzhofen, Germany (1990) * Alerheim, Germany (1992) * Leimen (Baden), Leimen, Germany (1992) * Sebiș (Borossebes), Romania (1992) * Gerlingen, Germany * Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar), Laudenbach, Germany (1994) * Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Communities In Hungary
hu, Magyarországi románok , flag = , flag_caption = , image = , image_caption = , population = 35,641 , genealogy = , regions = , region1 = , pop1 = 6,189 , ref1 = , region2 = , pop2 = 5,137 , ref2 = , region3 = , pop3 = 4,000 , ref3 = , region4 = , pop4 = 2,000 , ref4 = , region5 = , pop5 = 1,500 , ref5 = , region6 = , pop6 = 500 , ref6 = , region7 = , pop7 = 500 , ref7 = , languages = Hungarian, Romanian , religions = Romanian Orthodox Church, Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism , related_groups = Romanians , footnotes = The Romanians in Hungary ( ro, Românii din Ungaria, hu, Magyarországi románok) constituted a small minority. According to the most recent Hungarian census of 2011 (based on self-determination), the population of Romanians was 35,641 or 0.3%, a significant increase from 8,482 or 0.1% of 2001. The community is concentrated in towns and villages close to the Romanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Békés County
Békés (, , ro, Județul Bichiș) is an administrative division (county or ''megye'') in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital of Békés county is Békéscsaba. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion. Etymology In Slovak, it is known as ''Békešská župa'' and in Romanian as ''Județul Bichiș''. After Hungarians conquered the area, Békés and its surroundings were the property of the '' Csolt'' clan. Békés (the name means "peaceful") was originally the name of the castle which gave its name to the comitatus, and, like many castles, was possibly named after its first steward. Geography This county has a total area of – 6.05% of Hungary. Békés County lies on the Pannonian Plain (Great Plain) and is a flat area with good soil. The average rainfall is 645 mm per year. One-fifth of the natural gas resources of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns Of Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: ''község'', plural: ''községek'') of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: ''nagyközség'', plural: ''nagyközségek''). The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the President. The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 23 of the towns are so-called urban counties (''megyei jogú város'' – town with county rights). All county seats except Budapest are urban counties. Four of the cities (Budapest, Miskolc, Győr, and Pécs) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development. The largest city is the capital, Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyula District
Gyula ( hu, Gyulai járás; ro, Districtul Jula) is a district in eastern part of Békés County. '' Gyula'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region. Geography Gyula District borders with Sarkad District to the north, the Romanian county of Arad to the east and south, Mezőkovácsháza District to the southwest, Békéscsaba District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gyula District is 4. Municipalities The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 1 village. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 41,627 and the population density was 101/km². Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Romanian (approx. 2,500), German (1,250), Roma (1,000) and Slovak (150). Total population (2011 census): 41,627 Ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerolzhofen
Gerolzhofen () is a town in the district of Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany. The town is the former center of the district of Gerolzhofen and has about 7,000 inhabitants. The mayor of Gerolzhofen is Thorsten Wozniak (CSU). GerolzhofenStadtpfarrkirche2.JPG, Gerolzhofen core city Steigerwalddom, Marktplatz, Rathaus.jpg, Market place Ehemaliges Rathaus, Gerolzhofen, Marktplatz 20.JPG, Town hall Town partnerships Gerolzhofen is twinned with: * Mamers, France * Sè, Benin * Elek, Hungary * Rodewisch, Germany * Scarlino, Italy Notable people * Ludwig Derleth (1870-1948), writer (birthplace designated) * Pia Beckmann (born 1963), politician (CSU), from 1 May 2002 to 30 April 2008 mayor of Würzburg * Winfried Nöth Winfried Nöth (born September 12, 1944 in Gerolzhofen) is a German linguist and semiotician. After graduating from high school in 1963 in Brunswick, from 1965 to 1969 Nöth studied English, French and Portuguese in Münster, Geneva, Lisbon and ... (born 1944) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flight And Expulsion Of Germans During And After WWII
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Populated Places In Békés County
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Dumbrava, Timiș
Dumbrava ( hu, Igazfalva) is a communes of Romania, commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bucovăț ( hu, Bukovec or ''Krassóbükk''), Dumbrava and Răchita ( hu, Rekettyő). It is located in the east of Timiș County and borders Făget to the northeast, Fârdea to the southeast, Traian Vuia to the southwest and Mănăștiur to the northwest. History Dumbrava was established in 1893 by colonizing with Reformed church, Reformed Hungarians from Vésztő, Makó, Köröstarcsa and Gyoma. However, its name is older and comes from a former settlement, on the hearth of which the present-day locality was built. It was called ''Igazfalva'' by Hungarians since the Middle Ages. By 1453 there were two small settlements: ''Alsóigazfalva'' ("Lower Igazfalva") and ''Felsőigazfalva'' ("Upper Igazfalva"); the names seem to have been imposed by the Hungarian nobles, for there were no Hungarians living in the two villages. The two merged by 1464. The Hungarian colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grăniceri
Grăniceri ( hu, Ottlaka, sr, Graničar) is a commune in Arad County, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ..., is situated on the Crișurilor Plain, at the western border of Romania. The commune stretches over and is composed of two villages, Grăniceri (situated at 61 km from Arad) and Șiclău (''Sikló''). Population According to the last census the population of the commune counts 2596 inhabitants. From an ethnic point of view it has the following structure: 89.7% are Romanians, 1.3% Hungarians, 7.4% Roma, 1.5% Germans and 0.1% are of other or undeclared nationalities. History Traces of inhabitance in this place are very old, at the beginning of the 20th century a golden treasure dating from the late Bronze Age was found on its territory. Grăniceri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veľké Kapušany
Veľké Kapušany (; hu, Nagykapos) is a small town on the eastern plains of Slovakia, not far from the Ukraine, Ukrainian border. Name The name "Kapušany" is probably derived from the Hungarian word ''kapu'', meaning "gate". History The territory of the town has been settled since time immemorial (findings from the Neolithic period). From the second half of the 10th century until 1918, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The first written references to the settlement stems from 1211 ("Kapos") and 1214 ("Copus"). The settlement was awarded town status in 1430. The town was the second largest settlement (after Uzhhorod) of the Ung County and frequently served as a temporary or permanent station for migrants (Germans, Rusyns, Poles, Hungarians etc.) from the east to the west. In the town square there is a garden with a plaque commemorating the day the Germans marched into Veľké Kapušany in 1944. This is significant as both Jews and Romas were persecuted and murdered by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laudenbach (Rhein-Neckar)
Laudenbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Rhein-Neckar-Kreis {{RheinNeckar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerlingen
Gerlingen ( Swabian: ''Gaerlenge'') is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 9 km west of Stuttgart, and 15 km southwest of Ludwigsburg. Gerlingen is home to Bosch, a major engineering and electronics company. Geography Gerlingen is the southernmost district of Ludwigsburg, neighboring the town of Ditzingen to the north, the district of Stuttgart to the east, and the town of Leonberg to the west. The urban area is split between two distinct parts. In the north, a part of the Neckar Basin which is predominantly agricultural. In the south, the Gelmswald and hills to the western border with Leonberg. History Early History Paleolithic history is largely unknown beyond three pieces of mammoth tooth found during a construction project in 1955. Evidence of Linear pottery culture of the early Neolithic were found in 1972 when potsherds as well as other rocks, bones, and fire equipment were found. Twin towns * Vesoul, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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