Baktalórántháza is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Baktalórántháza | |
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 Aerial photograph: Dégenfeld Mansion | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Baktalórántháza  Baktalórántháza | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′00″N 22°00′05″E / 48.00000°N 22.00139°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District | Baktalórántháza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.25 km2 (13.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,987 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4561 |
| Area code | (+36) 42 |
| Website | baktaloranthaza |
Geography edit
It covers an area of 35.25 km2 (14 sq mi) and has a population of 3,987 people (2015).
History edit
Baktalórántháza has been settled since the late Copper Age. The first written documents mentioning the town, called Bakta at the time, date back to 1271.
The building of Castle of Bakta was ordered between 1618 and 1638 by Graf Laszlo Barkoczy. In the 1710s, Francis II Rákóczi was a frequent guest at the castle.
The Jewish community edit
In the 19th and 20th centuries, a small Jewish community lived in the village, in 1930 211 Jews lived in the village,[2] most of whom were murdered in the Holocaust.[3] The community had a Jewish cemetery.[4]
Religion edit
The Roman Catholic Church has been prominent in the city's life ever since the Middle Ages. The local Catholic church has been completed in 1282.
The city also has a Greek Catholic church which was built in 1842, in the late Baroque style.
The Presbyterian church was built in the early 17th century, and a church bell was added between 1842 and 1844.
Education edit
Baktalórántháza is located geographically in the center of the county. Having a high school of 1,500 students makes the town an important educational city. Even students from Romania attend this institution.
International relations edit
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Baktalórántháza is twinned with:
References edit
- Notes
- ^ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
- ^ Hungarian Jewish census
- ^ Documentation of the village's Jews murdered in the Holocaust
- ^ Baktaloranthaza Jewish cemetery
- ^ "Łańcut Official Website - Foreign contacts".
(in English) © 2008 Urząd Miejski w Łańcucie, Plac Sobieskiego 18, 37-100 Łańcut. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
External links edit
- Official website in Hungarian
48°00′N 22°05′E / 48.000°N 22.083°E
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