Bátaszék (German: Badeseck, Serbian: Батсек, romanized: Batsek) is a town in Tolna County, Hungary. The majority residents are Hungarians, with a minority of Serbs.
Bátaszék | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bátaszék Location of Bátaszék | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′33″N 18°43′21″E / 46.19248°N 18.72258°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Tolna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.54 km2 (24.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 6,217 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7140 |
| Area code | 74 |
"The oldest tree of Bátaszék" won the title of European Tree of the Year 2016.[1]
The Roman Catholic writer Miklós Bátori was born in Bátaszék.
History edit
During World War II, Bátaszék was captured on 28 November 1944 by Red Army troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front in the course of the Budapest Offensive.
Sport edit
- Bátaszéki SE, association football club
Twin towns — sister cities edit
Bátaszék is twinned with:
Besigheim, Germany
Ditrău, Romania
Tekovské Lužany, Slovakia
Gallery edit
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Roman Catholic Church in Bátaszék -
View at the site of the Cikádor Abbey -
Bátaszék railway station -
"The oldest tree of Bátaszék", European Tree of the Year 2016.
References edit
- ^ "Previous years and their winners". Environmental Partnership Association. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bátaszék.
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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