Battonya
Battonya | ||
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Town | ||
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Coordinates: 46°17′N 21°1′E / 46.283°N 21.017°E | ||
Country |
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County | Békés | |
District | Mezőkovácsháza | |
Area | ||
• Total | 145.77 km2 (56.28 sq mi) | |
Population (2015) | ||
• Total | 5,960[1] | |
• Density | 46.34/km2 (120.0/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 5830 | |
Area code | (+36) 68 | |
Website |
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Battonya (Romanian: Bătania, Serbian: Батања, translit. Batanja) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs.
Geography
It covers an area of 145.77 km² and has a population of 5960 people (2015).
History
![](../I/m/1874_Battonya_10kr_U_Gr.jpg)
Kingdom of Hungary stamp, issue 1874, cancelled at BATTONYA.
After the Ottoman occupation until 1918, BATTONYA was part of the Austrian monarchy, province of Hungary;[2] in Transleithania after the compromise of 1867 in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Twin towns – sister cities
Battonya is twinned with:
References
- ↑ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 03/09/2015
- ↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
External links
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Coordinates: 46°17′N 21°01′E / 46.283°N 21.017°E
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