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Sükösd
Sükösd (Croatian: ''Čikuzda'') is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. History The village was named after the Christian saint, St. Sixtus. In 1521, it was mentioned as ''Sykesd''. Originally, the village was situated much closer to the Danube but, due to the frequent floods, in the early 19th century, the archbishop of Kalocsa resettled its inhabitants on a nearby hill. The new Roman Catholic church was built in 1821. Sükösd had been, for centuries, the property of the archbishops of Kalocsa. However, in the 20th century, Count Mihály Cseszneky de Milvány bought the estate, but his fortune was nationalised in the Communist-ruled People's Republic of Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baja District
Baja ( hu, Bajai járás; german: Kreis Baja) is a district in south-western part of Bács-Kiskun County. '' Baja'' 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 Baja District borders with Kalocsa District to the north, Jánoshalma District and Bácsalmás District to the east, the Serbian district of West Bačka to the south, Mohács District ''(Baranya County)'' and Szekszárd District ''(Tolna County)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Baja District is 17. Municipalities The district has 1 town, 1 large village and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipality is city, ''italics'' municipality is large village. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 66,501 and the population density was 66/km². Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 3,700), Croat (1,600), Roma ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bács-Kiskun County
Bács-Kiskun ( hu, Bács-Kiskun megye, ) is a county (''megye'' in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of World War II, merging the prewar Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country. The terrain is mostly flat with slight emergences around Baja. The county seat and largest city of Bács-Kiskun is Kecskemét. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion. Geography The county is known across Europe for its natural environment. Kiskunság National Park is located in the area. Location Bács-Kiskun borders Baranya, Tolna, and Fejér on the west (across the Danube River); Pest to the north, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Csongrád on the east, across the Tisza River. To the south Bács-Kiskun shares the international border with Serbia. Bács-Kiskun lies on the Great Hungarian Plain. The difference between its highest an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
