Bátaszék

Bátaszék
Coat of arms
Bátaszék Location of Bátaszék
Coordinates: 46°11′33″N 18°43′21″E / 46.19248°N 18.72258°E / 46.19248; 18.72258Coordinates: 46°11′33″N 18°43′21″E / 46.19248°N 18.72258°E / 46.19248; 18.72258
Country	Hungary
County	Tolna
Area
• Total	63.54 km2 (24.53 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	6,217
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7140
Area code(s)	74

Bátaszék (German: Badeseck, Serbian: Батсек, translit. Batsek) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary. Majority residents are Hungarians, with minority of Serbs.

"The oldest tree of Bátaszék" won the title of European Tree of the Year 2016.^[1]

History

During World War II, Bátaszék was captured on 28 November 1944 by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Budapest Offensive.

Twin towns — sister cities

Bátaszék is twinned with:

• Besigheim, Germany
• Ditrău, Romania
• Tekovské Lužany, Slovakia

Gallery

• 
  Roman Catholic Church in Bátaszék
• 
  View at the site of the Cikádor Abbey
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  Bátaszék railway station
• 
  "The oldest tree of Bátaszék", European Tree of the Year 2016.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bátaszék.

• Street map (in Hungarian)