For people with the given name, see Elek (given name). For people with the surname, see Elek (surname).
Elek | |
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Town | |
) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
)  Elek | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′41″N 21°14′49″E / 46.528°N 21.247°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District | Gyula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.94 km2 (21.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,816 |
| • Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5742 |
| Area code | (+36) 66 |
| Website | www |
Elek (Romanian: Aletea) is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.[1]
Geography
It covers an area of 54.94 km2 and had a population of 5,567 in 2002.
History
- 1232 : First mentioned
- 1566-1696 : Ottoman rule (Ottoman wars in Europe)
- 1724 : settling of German colonists (predominantly from Franconia)
- 1739 : Plague
- 1894 : Artesian aquifer
- 1920 : Elek becomes border town Treaty of Trianon
- 1946 : Expulsion of German inhabitants
- 1996 : Elek given town status
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Twin towns
Elek is twinned with:
- Gerolzhofen, Germany (1990)
- Alerheim, Germany (1992)
- Leimen, Germany (1992)
- Sebiş (Borossebes), Romania (1992)
- Gerlingen, Germany
- Laudenbach, Germany (1994)
- Veľké Kapušany (Nagykapocs), Slovakia (1996)
- Grăniceri (Ottlaka), Romania (1997)
- Dumbrava (Igazfalva), Romania (2019)
References
- ^ "City (town) Elek: map, population, location". www.tiptopglobe.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
External links
- Official website in Hungarian