Bácsbokod

Bácsbokod (Croatian: Bikić; German: Wikitsch) is a large village and municipality in Bács-Kiskun County, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. The Danube River (River Duna) flows 20 kilometers to the west of the village.[1]

Bácsbokod
Bikić, Wikitsch
Large village
Coat of arms of Bácsbokod
Coat of arms
Bácsbokod is located in Hungary
Bácsbokod
Bácsbokod
Location of Bácsbokod in Hungary
Coordinates: 46°07′19″N 19°09′32″E
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictBácsalmás
Area
 • Total63.93 km2 (24.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total2,567
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6453
Area code(+36) 79

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in Bácsbokod.[2] In 1910, 29 Jews lived in Bácsbokod, Some of them were murdered in the Holocaust.[3]

Geography

It covers an area of 63.93 km2 (25 sq mi) and has a population of about 3101 people.[1]

Demography

Existing ethnicities:

References
  1. "Bácsbokod". National and historical symbols of Hungary (An official site of the Hungarian Government). Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. Hungarian Jewish census
  3. Documentation of the village's Jews murdered in the Holocaust

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