Katymár

Katymár
Katschmar/Schanzmark
Katymár
Katschmar/Schanzmark
Csikéria
Coordinates: 46°01′56″N 19°12′39″E / 46.0322°N 19.2108°E / 46.0322; 19.2108Coordinates: 46°01′56″N 19°12′39″E / 46.0322°N 19.2108°E / 46.0322; 19.2108
Country  Hungary
County Bács-Kiskun
Area
  Total 71.08 km2 (27.44 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 1,843[1]
  Density 25.9/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 6455
Area code(s) 79
Location of Bács-Kiskun county in Hungary

Katymár (German: Katschmar, Schanzmark, Bunjevac: Kaćmar) is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 71.08 km2 (27 sq mi) and has a population of 1843 people (2015).[1]

Notable persons

Notable persons born in Katymár:

  • Mijo Mandić, Bunjevac writer (in Hungarian texts: Mándity Mihály)
  • Ivan Petreš Čudomil, Croatian writer
  • Prof. Dr. József Krékits, Professor emeritus, linguist

Notable persons that lived and worked in Katymár:

  • Lajčo Budanović, bishop

References

  1. 1 2 Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 03/09/2015
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