Álmosd is a village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Álmosd | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Hajdú-Bihar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.13 km2 (13.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 1,653 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4285 |
| Area code | 52 |
History edit
The Jewish community edit
Jews began to settle in the village in 1770. In 1830, the Jewish community established a synagogue and a cemetery.[1]
In 1944, 63 Jews lived there,[2] and after the German army entered Hungary, the local Jews were transferred to the Naguivarad ghetto, where all the Jewish residents of the district were concentrated. A few weeks later, they were deported to the Auschwitz extermination camp.
After the war, only a few Jews returned to the village who had survived and community life did not resume. There have been no Jews in the place since 1950.[3]
Geography edit
It covers an area of 34.13 km2 (13 sq mi) and has a population of 1,653 people (2015).
References edit
External links edit
47°25′N 21°59′E / 47.417°N 21.983°E
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