Kondoros
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Not to be confused with Kenderes.
Town in Békés, Hungary
Kondoros | |
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Coat of arms of Kondoros Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District | Szarvas |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.84 km2 (31.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 5,355 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5553 |
| Area code | (+36) 66 |
| Website | www |
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Kondoros (Slovak: Kondoroš) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Jews lived in Kondorosh at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century,[1] the local Jewish community was subordinate to the Szarvas community. In 1944, most of the city's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust.[2]
Geography
[edit ]It covers an area of 81.84 km2 and has a population of 5,355 people (2009).
46°45′N 20°48′E / 46.750°N 20.800°E / 46.750; 20.800
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit ]Kondoros is twinned with:[3] [4]
- Romania Atid, Romania
- Slovakia Gabčíkovo, Slovakia
- Germany Hanhofen, Germany
- Serbia Kikinda, Serbia
- Slovakia Tekovské Lužany, Slovakia
References
[edit ]- ^ Hungarian Jewish census
- ^ Kondoros Jews murdered in the Holocaust
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". ribarszkipeter.hu (in Hungarian). Ribárszki Peter. Retrieved 2021年04月03日.
- ^ "Братски градови". kikinda.org.rs (in Serbian). Kikinda. Retrieved 2021年04月03日.
External links
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