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Elek
| Elek | |
| Country | Hungary |
|---|---|
| County | Békés |
| Area | |
| - Total | 54.94 km² (21.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 5,567 |
| - Density | 101/km² (261.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 5742 |
| Area code(s) | 66 |
Elek or Aletea (Romanian name) is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of 54.94km² and has a population of 5567 people (2002).
History
- first mentioned 1232
- 1566-1696 Ottoman rule (Ottoman wars in Europe)
- 1724 settling of German colonists (predominantly from Franconia)
- 1739 plague
- 1894 artesian aquifer
- 1920 Elek becomes border town Treaty of Trianon
- 1946 expulsion of German settlers
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Twin towns
- Alerheim, Germany (1992)
- Gerolzhofen, Germany (1990)
- Grăniceri, Romania (1997)
- Laudenbach, Germany (1994)
- Leimen, Germany (1992)
- Sebiş, Romania (1992)
- Veľké Kapušany, Slovakia (1996)
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