Gelénes
Gelénes is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.[1]
Gelénes | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 611 |
| • Density | 29.73/km2 (77.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4935 |
| Area code | 45 |
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg county in Hungary
Jews lived in Gelénes for many years[2] and they had a Jewish cemetery that was apparently moved.[3] During World War II nearly all of Jews from Gelénes were murdered in the Holocaust.[4]
Geography
It covers an area of 20.55 km2 (8 sq mi) and has a population of 611 people (2001).
References
- "Gelenes Map". maplandia.com. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- Hungarian Jewish census
- The location was the Jewish cemetery in the village
- The central database of the names of Holocaust victims
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.