Kondoros (Slovak: Kondoroš) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Kondoros | |
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 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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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
editIt covers an area of 81.84 km² and has a population of 5,355 people (2009).
Twin towns – sister cities
editKondoros is twinned with:[3][4]
Atid, Romania
Gabčíkovo, Slovakia
Hanhofen, Germany
Kikinda, Serbia- Tekovské Lužany, Slovakia
References
edit- ^ Hungarian Jewish census
- ^ Kondoros Jews murdered in the Holocaust
- ^ "Testvérvárosok". ribarszkipeter.hu (in Hungarian). Ribárszki Peter. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ "Братски градови". kikinda.org.rs (in Serbian). Kikinda. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
External links
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