Halmaj

Halmaj is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Before World War II, there was a Jewish community in Halmaj. At its height, there were 61 Jews in the community [2] most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.[3]

Halmaj
Village
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Halmaj
Location of Halmaj
Coordinates: 48.24631°N 20.99708°E / 48.24631; 20.99708
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
DistrictSzikszó
Area
  Total12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2015)[1]
  Total1,799
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3842
Area code(+36) 46
Websitewww.halmaj.hu

References

  1. "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. The census of Jews in Hungary
  3. Halmaj, Hungary at JewishGen



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