Kondoros

Town in Békés, Hungary
Coat of arms of Kondoros
Coat of arms
Country HungaryCountyBékésDistrictSzarvasArea
 • Total81.84 km2 (31.60 sq mi)Population
 (2009)
 • Total5,355 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
5553
Area code(+36) 66Websitewww.kondoros.hu
Centre of village

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

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

Kondoros is twinned with:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Hungarian Jewish census
  2. ^ Kondoros Jews murdered in the Holocaust
  3. ^ "Testvérvárosok". ribarszkipeter.hu (in Hungarian). Ribárszki Peter. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  4. ^ "Братски градови". kikinda.org.rs (in Serbian). Kikinda. Retrieved 2021-04-03.

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