Baks is a village in Csongrád County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

Baks
Village
Coat of arms of Baks
Baks is located in Hungary
Baks
Baks
Location of Baks in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°33′N 20°6′E / 46.550°N 20.100°E / 46.550; 20.100
Country Hungary
CountyCsongrád
Area
 • Total61.92 km2 (23.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,300
 • Density37.05/km2 (96.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6768
Area code62

Geography

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It covers an area of 61.92 km2 (24 sq mi) and has a population of 2300 people (2016).[1]

History

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Human settlement in the village dates back at least to the late Bronze Age, as classical Gáva-Holigrady culture artifacts have been found in Baks along the Tisza River.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Molnar, Melinda; Bogardi, Tunde (January 1, 2016). "Researching the spatial aspects of the Romani-Hungarian coexistence by the means of mental mapping". The Central European Journal of Regional Development And Tourism. 8 (3): 170–184.
  2. ^ Kosa, Polett (2022). "Special ceramic figurines from the Late Bronze Age settlement of Baks-Temetőpart". Dissertationes Archaeologicae. 3 (10): 93–128.
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